The Glass Castle Film Review: You wouldn't believe it if it wasn't true!

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This is a true story about a dysfunctional family with parents that both have terribly flawed personalities. The mother is an artist, the father is an alcoholic and a dreamer who seems to refuse societies norms at the expense of his children. Both parents neglected their children equally and they are frequently on the run from their debts.

The father tries to instill his style of independence on the family to such an extent that they are denied basic human necessities such as a stable home environment, food, water, and an education. Frequent flash-backs show how the children's lives and personalities have been shaped by the lifestyle they are forced to follow.

Near the end, we discover that the parents had inherited some land many years before that could have been sold to provide substantial financial security, yet they still chose to live in poverty.

At the very end of the film the father dies and the family come together to reminisce over the 'good times', this is unnecessarily cheesy and I found hard to believe. Stay for the credits to see photos and videos of the actual people the film is based.

8/10

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2378507/

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