House at
the end of the street could have been so much more since it clearly shows it
has the potential. This film is proof how important a director can be to
translate such potential to the screen. In this case Mark Tonderai fails to.
From the
title you might have gotten the impression this is one of so many haunted house
stories. And there was enough there to make it seem like that way. Which would have added to the viewing experience. Yet too soon
any hint towards the supernatural is crushed by a turn in the story that in my
opinion came far too soon. Then the director seems to be more focused on the
dynamics between mother Elisabeth Shue and daughter Jennifer Lawrence. Which
was nice to set up the tension between them but it has no bearing to the overall
story. And thus ends up a waste of time. Then the thriller elements kicks in
that start out promising and even offer
a decent amount of suspense which sadly never supersedes mediocrity. A lot could have been done to add suspense or thrills. Like adding some good old red herrings. I know some people don't care about those and want the blood and the gore. Guess what there is none. Luckily I am not one of those horror fans who find that to be necessary. One can thrill in several other ways. But director Mark Tonderai does nothing of the sort and goes for the easy and predictable solutions. Not even bothering to surprise or reward the viewer for watching at the end of this film.
So is it a
title that is worth your time? It is not bad by any means. Only it’s not
particular good either. For me this is one of those titles I reserve for
rainy Sundays when nothing else is on. I think Jennifer Lawrence fans will
watch this regardless. And perhaps will fall for the charm of Max Thieriot. He shows promise and did what he could with his role and is bound to impress the ones who watch this. Other than that there is nothing going on that needs mentioning.
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