House at the End of the Street Reviews

A clunky, run-of-the-mill horror flick written by the same guy who penned last year's similarly themed disappointment, Dream House.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5

It isn't very scary, but it does pile a bunch of really tasteless twists on towards the end that make no sense and it almost becomes a comedy. On one hand, is a failure as a horror film, but as an exercise in desperation, it's kind of a hoot

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

exactly what you'd expect from a PG-13 horror movie dropped in September. There's really nothing particularly scary about it, and the story ranges from shaky to thin

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

House at the End of the Street reveals itself to be merely another forgettable PG-13 thriller banking on the brain-dead mall crowd to tweet their unending love for a crummy feast such as this.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

The screenplay has a nice twist that could have supported a stylish giallo-style thriller; unfortunately, director Mark Tonderai delivers a mess -- an almost random tangle of choppy edits, handheld camera, 'shock' sound effects and other horror cliches.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Formulaic, unoriginal suspense thriller aided by a plot twist and good leads, that might delight the less-gore-is-more teenage audience.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

A routine 'Don't go down to the basement' thriller, but watching Jennifer Lawrence go through her paces makes it enjoyable.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

The filmmakers elect to emphasize every plot point and telegraph every plot twist with the delicacy of a train blaring its horn as it approaches a crossing -- and yet that isn't even their greatest sin.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Borrows so liberally from other movies that it could have been fascinating, but due to confused direction and a mishmash of acting, it's ultimately bland and forgettable.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Lawrence is fine as the solo-parented teen and Thieriot does a mean Tony Perkins (circa Pretty Poison, but on downers), but the sheer tedium of the storyline means you never really care about any of them.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/5

[T]he scariest thing about [this] is that this sort of junk is considered a good career move for a young actress who's just come off a small film from a respected indie director...

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Saying that House at the End of the Street is contrived is an insult to contrivances.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Shockingly uneventful, this horror film marks time until dropping its big, dumb reveal.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

... Typical of modern horror movies, jump-scares (which are startling, not scary--there is a difference) sprinkled throughout deflate the suspense before it builds much.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Clearly designed as a downbeat, character-driven psychological thriller, not a shock machine...but it never really pays off, in part because it relies too often on the very clichés it aspires to avoid.

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Don't be tempted to put in an offer; this house is built on flimsy foundations.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

You've seen every twist and turn before and it's all played completely straight. A Scream-esque knowing wink would make it all far more palatable.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Its talented lead is reduced to being just another scantily clad babe getting stalked by a psycho.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

A "sleepover night" horror movie made for young people who haven't seen many good horror movies.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

This is the type of run of the mill, cookie cutter, PG-13, piss poor excuse of a horror movie that horror fans always complain about over the internet.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/10