House (2008)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Robby Henson

Writers:

Ted Dekker (novel)
Rob Green (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 March 2009 (Egypt)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The only way out... is in.

Plot:

In rural Alabama, two couples find themselves in a fight for survival. Running from a maniac (The Tin Man) bent on killing them...

Plot Keywords:

Game | Sunrise | Tin Can | Evil | Death

Cast

Michael Madsen	...	Tin Man / Officer
Reynaldo Rosales	...	Jack Singleton
Heidi Dippold	...	Stephanie Singleton
Julie Ann Emery	...	Leslie Taylor
J.P. Davis	...	Randy Messarue
Lew Temple	...	Pete
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Betty
Bill Moseley	...	Stewart
Pawel Delag	...	Officer Lawdale
Weronika Rosati	...	Mrs. Lawdale
Allana Bale	...	Susan
Mark Fierer	...	Randy's Father
Florentyna Synowiecka	...	Melissa Singleton
Andrew Gorzen	...	Leslie's Uncle
Albert Pietrzak	...	Young Randy

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and terror.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2009) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Lodz, Poland

Company:

More Entertainment

Trivia:

Leslie Easterbrook and Bill Moseley had played "mother and son" once before, in The Devil's Rejects (2005).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the flashback with young Randy hunting, his father loads shells into an over/under shotgun. Immediately after that, he is shown taking aim with a scoped hunting rifle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Officer Lawdale: Ssh. It's going to be okay.
Mrs. Lawdale: It's going to be okay? You really mean, it's going to be okay for us?
Officer Lawdale: Not us.
Mrs. Lawdale: Sweet heart?
Officer Lawdale: It's going to be okay, for me...

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

*fin

It was a nice ride

First of all I want to state that I do not have any strong feelings about Christianity or atheism and I have not read the book nor do I know who the guys directing the movie are, so my opinion of this movie is based only in what I did see on the screen.

And it was alright. Nothing special about this film, really. It's kinda like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre without any gore. People stuck in a house, people running around scared. A bogeyman, the occupants are weirdos etc. So you have seen this before if you're a horror fan. And even if you're not you still seen this before. I have to admit that I did not miss the gore, so the movie delivers somewhat without the gore.

What comes to the actors, it was a mixed mess. Some scenes were good and then some were so silly or so out of this world that you just had to cringe. I have to admit that I only stumbled to this movie because of Michael Madsen. And well, he is always gooood. At acting I mean.

All in all, this is nothing new. If it is a rainy day, you could rent this. But if you really dig horror you might as well rent something better. Like old-school classic "The Haunting" which is really a HORROR movie. This movie here is horror only for those who don't watch horror regularly. Oh, and if someone thinks that the ending is something special or it has some deeper meaning, well haha to you sir. It has been done several times in horror movie history. But maybe it's new to YOU.

Five stars because it's not a bad movie, but it's nothing special either. And the R rating is misleading.