House

2008

Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller

21
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 27% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.5/10 10 6450 6.5K

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Plot summary

Trying to recover from the nearly marriage-breaking stress following the death of their child, Jack and Stephanie spontaneously take off on a road trip. But when their car breaks down in a remote area, they find themselves in a horrific nightmare. Seeking shelter in a house, they soon realize that more danger lurks inside than outside in this spine-chiller based on Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti's best-seller.

Director

Robby Henson Photo
Robby Henson

Top cast

Julie Ann Emery Photo
Julie Ann Emery as Leslie Taylor
Michael Madsen Photo
Michael Madsen as Tin Man / Officer
Lance Henriksen Photo
Lance Henriksen as Tin Man
Weronika Rosati Photo
Weronika Rosati as Mrs. Lawdale
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716.67 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 1
1.41 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Wuchak 6 / 10

**_“It’s a madhouse, a madhouse!”_** This isn’t linked

**_“It’s a madhouse, a madhouse!”_** This isn’t linked to the “House” franchise that featured four movies between 1985-1992 (with a relaunch flick announced). The setup is standard for horror, going back to “Dracula” and “Psycho”: A person or people arrive at a mysterious remote manor and soon find themselves in a life-or-death situation. The main variable is the nature of the antagonist (which I won’t reveal in this case). I suppose it could be filed under cabin-in-the-woods with the understanding that the ‘cabin’ is an eerie mansion. Although it only cost $2.5 million, the manor and the indoor sets, including the lighting, are outstanding, all of which create an effectively creepy milieu. On top of this, a disturbing vibe is successfully evoked with the insanity that starts happening. A plus is how the ending is genuinely moving, which I wasn’t expecting. As far as the cast goes, Julie Ann Emery is good as brunette Leslie, but not enough is done with her, whereas Heidi Dippold as blonde Stephanie is generally meh, yet she sort of won me over by the climax. Reynaldo Rosales and J.P. Davis are effective in a nondescript way as the masculine protagonists while intimidating Michael Madsen appears in a key peripheral role. The problem for me is the script failed to allow these characters to breathe before thrusting them into the mayhem at the BnB. Yet it could be argued that the revelations about each character via flashbacks make up for it. A bigger issue is how the bulk of the story consists of the four protagonists essentially running in circles in an environment of lunacy, which gets tedious. I couldn’t help thinking of “Death Tunnel,” but that movie compensated for it with dynamic editing and stunning characters, not to mention a notable song or two on the soundtrack. I didn’t know until the end credits that this was a Frank Peretti piece. It happened to be his final stab at filmmaking, writing the screenplay based on his 2006 novel (with the help of a couple of other screenwriters). It got lousy reviews and bombed at the box office but was released to DVD in April 2009. Hey, filmmaking is hard work and making a great movie is even more challenging. Most flee to easier pastures to make a living. At the end of the day, this needed a rewrite to flush out potential and fix issues, but that would cost money, which the production didn’t have. Nevertheless, there’s arguably enough good here to make it semi-worthwhile for those interested. It runs 1h 28m and was shot in Jul-Aug 2006 in (of all places) the heart of Poland, specifically Lódz, Lódzkie. GRADE: C+/B-
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Reviewed by udar55 5 / 10

If you ever wanted to know what a Christian film directed by Rob Zombie would look like, here you go!

Heading to see a marriage counselor, the Singletons (Reynaldo Rosales and Heidi Dippold) blow two tires on an Alabama back road. Looking for help, they stumble upon the isolated Wayside Inn and find another couple there as well. The place is run by a creepy family (Leslie Easterbrook, Bill Moseley, and Lew Temple) and they offer to let everyone stay. After a rather tense dinner, the Singletons try to leave but are confronted by The Tin Man, a masked figure who demands the visitors pay for their various sins.

Based on the book by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, House was given a limited theatrical release in November 2008. It opened in my area (we're just down the road from The 700 Club), but I didn't go see it. I kind of wish I had as R-rated horror film aimed at Christian audiences isn't likely to happen that often. Director Robby Henson does a good job creating atmosphere (the SAW films were obviously a huge influence) and the production does well masking Poland for rural Alabama. The script is a bit simplistic ("Light destroys darkness" says the angel surrogate character) and the story steals a big page from Carnival of Souls (1962). The supporting cast is good as the crazy family and reads like the line up at a horror convention. To solidify that fact, Michael Madsen also shows up as a cop.

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