Von Trier may be a provocateur, but his brand of provocation seems to be growing stale.

The violence in The House That Jack Built is horrific...you've been warned.

If this shrill, manipulative, sledge-hammer allegory is right for our times, give me Dante any day. Von Trier has certainly done better, but never worse.

This is a serial killer movie that definitely pushes the envelope. Many of the killing scenes seem a little too real, and feel a little like watching a sudden snuff film.