House (2007)

0% of critics liked it
(12 reviews)
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(16,239 ratings)

Director Robby Henson's psychological thriller House concerns a husband and wife who, attempting to patch up their marriage after the death of their child, decide on a spur of the moment to ignore their regularly scheduled therapy session and set off on a trip. After a car accident incapacitates… More Director Robby Henson's psychological thriller House concerns a husband and wife who, attempting to patch up their marriage after the death of their child, decide on a spur of the moment to ignore their regularly scheduled therapy session and set off on a trip. After a car accident incapacitates their vehicle, the duo ends up at the title dwelling, where they meet another couple as well as the off-putting people who own the establishment. Soon, the two couples realize they must rely on each other in order to survive. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Robby Henson
Written By: Rob Green
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Nov 7, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Apr 7, 2009
Studio: Roadside Attractions

Critic Reviews

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The backstories keep piling up, with nods to The Shining, The Ring, and a dozen other gothic supernatural chillers, yet the result doesn't remotely scare you -- rather, it keeps explaining why you should be scared. That's why we're not.
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
Overall, the pacing and characters are where House suffers. The film works as a direct-to-DVD horror movie, but it definitely has its rocky moments.
James Rocchi, Common Sense Media
Christian-themed horror film too intense for kids.
Bill Gibron, PopMatters
Like most movies where belief makes up a good percentage of the narrative rationale and resolution, House has a very hard time with its dogma.
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
The cluttered, unconvincing dialogue -- not to mention Moseley's ongoing penchant for crazed overacting -- make it more of a genre curiousity than anything the Fangoria gang would likely want to sit through.
Austin Kennedy, Sin Magazine
I walked into the movie expecting to give it one star, or lower. Instead, it was just mediocre.
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
Thankfully, the villains...keep things entertaining when they're on-screen, but too often take a backseat to tediously obvious flashback sequences.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
To say that mush-minded incompetence runs wild here would be to insult mush-minded incompetence everywhere.
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion
Calling Extreme Makeover: HE. Your intervention is sorely needed at this disastrous would-be horror movie...from the same folks who gave you the awful Thr3e.
Todd Hertz, Christianity Today
The film doesn't achieve the horror or creep factor it could have%u2014or that the trailer seems to promise%u2014mainly because of strange stylistic choices.
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Unsurprisingly, House fails to supply a sufficient level of fright; the picture seems content to wallow in confusion and convention, removing the novelty of faith to roll around in tired terror clichés and dreadful direction.
Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting
Completing Roadside Attractions' HOUSE was physically draining, which is something a viewer should never have to endure when in theaters. The adaptation of the novel by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker is preachy, whiney and painfully cliché.

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Jason O

Saw this one after my mom recommended it and have to say I rather enjoyed it. It's better than Haunting in Connecticut but not as good as Last House on the Left, in my opinion.
A.D. V

The most derivative supernatural story I've seen in a long while complete with a backwoods house that feeds on your guilt, creepy employees, a "surprise" revelation as to the killer's identity, a helpful spirit in the form of a girl and a highly overused ending.… More
The most derivative supernatural story I've seen in a long while complete with a backwoods house that feeds on your guilt, creepy employees, a "surprise" revelation as to the killer's identity, a helpful spirit in the form of a girl and a highly overused ending. Complete waste of time.
Jacob P

A pretty good horror flick with an interesting twist.
Steven V

On the basis of House, an adaptation of the novel by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, it happens when the story unexpectedly shifts gears from one style to another. The first half of this movie is enjoyable, not because it was… More
On the basis of House, an adaptation of the novel by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, it happens when the story unexpectedly shifts gears from one style to another. The first half of this movie is enjoyable, not because it was quality horror film-making, but because the clichés were so obvious and abundant that it was actually kind of fun. Without warning, the tone of House completely changes, pulling away from the campy good humor of its archetypes and relying more on a serious, surrealistic sense of atmosphere. It essentially becomes an entirely different movie, still cliché, but not nearly as much fun. There are two characters that don't make much sense. One is a mysterious figure called the Tin Man, who keeps trying to break into the house. The other nonsensical character is a teenage girl named Susan (Allana Bale), whose look had to have been inspired by Mezco Toyz's Living Dead Dolls. She mysteriously pops up now and then to help our four victims, seeming like a frightened child but knowing a lot about what's going on and why. Not that she reveals a great deal; most of her dialogue is intentionally ambiguous, which can only go so far without getting annoying. Susan is a confusing character in an equally confusing movie, which is a shame since the initial lack of plot and reliance on clichés worked in its favor. House is a bait-and-switch horror movie, promising one thing and delivering something else. It draws us in with a none-too-subtle sense of parody, but before long, it turns into a serious and baffling supernatural thriller. It then reverts back to parody, ending with classic horror movie overkill, this only would have worked had the entire movie gone in the same direction.
William G

Swaps tension and suspense for special effects, transparent moralizing, and a twist that proves less than surprising.
Juny L

I really don't get it.How the film manage to get an R-Rating & a theatrical release,besides the acting wasn't that good.Leslie Easterbrook was the only one who deliver a good performance.This is the film that you expect from the Lifetime channel.It took awhile to figure… More
I really don't get it.How the film manage to get an R-Rating & a theatrical release,besides the acting wasn't that good.Leslie Easterbrook was the only one who deliver a good performance.This is the film that you expect from the Lifetime channel.It took awhile to figure out the direction the film was going,but the results are not satisfying.This horror film don't have much to offer. <div style="width:500px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/photos/house2007-heidi-dippold-as-stephanie-singleton--reynaldo-rosales-as-jack-singleton-in-house-2008-11394711"><img src="http://content9.flixster.com/photo/11/39/47/11394711_gal.jpg" border="0"/></a><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">Flixster</a> - Share Movies</div></div>
Maymay A

The film that falls exactly on the middle of beauty and ugliness. The film isn't a masterpiece, obviously. But the great twist on the ending gave it the little factor for it to have at least two and half stars, as I see it.
Jason R

A well though out film about good and evil and a married couple with a tragic past thrown into the middle of it. Sadly the film falls flat on it's face with some sub-par acting and a been there seen that style of cinematography. The stand outs in the films are the two veteran… More
A well though out film about good and evil and a married couple with a tragic past thrown into the middle of it. Sadly the film falls flat on it's face with some sub-par acting and a been there seen that style of cinematography. The stand outs in the films are the two veteran actors Bill Moseley and Michael Madsen, but not even they could save the film which was barely watchable at best.
Nicky M

No rhyme, no reason. No scares, no gore. No mas. Boring, unintelligent, unexplained, confusing, allready been done before drivel that despite a somewhat promising idea, becomes just a hot mess.
ken j

When a self absorbed couple are on there way to a counseling session to try and save there marriage they get alot more then they bargained for when there tires blow out on the side of the road once that happens they find themselves out in the rain and make there way to the Wayside Inn… More
When a self absorbed couple are on there way to a counseling session to try and save there marriage they get alot more then they bargained for when there tires blow out on the side of the road once that happens they find themselves out in the rain and make there way to the Wayside Inn a rundown B&B where they meet up with another equally self absorbed couple and from that things get even worse as they are now terrorized by the owners of this place and a masked killer known as the *Tin Man* who demands what dead body before sunrise now they must find a way out of this crazy house and away from these people but the further they get inside the more horrifying there ordeal becomes. I shouldnt have even wrote a huge review for this one cause i just wasted more of my time just like i did watching this very unscary movie that just ended up confusing by the end two stars for the scenes of Michael Madsen who wasnt used great in this movie and the same goes for Bill Moseley watch at your own risk i did and that didnt turn out well.