A Haunted House
Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: January 11, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Negative:
13
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67
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisJan 11, 2013
If the result features around 1,783 too many fart gags, to be fair, it also boasts a couple of genuine minor scares. Although there's no doubt that the film's most horrible sight is a way-too-long shot of Swardson's naked rump. Read full review
50
The PlaylistGabe ToroJan 11, 2013
The film similarly boxes itself in when it feels the need to mimic the third-act occurrences of "Paranormal Activity" when it's obvious that improv had the film going in an entirely less predictable direction, clearly pointing out the fallacy of A Haunted House: you can't parody something and also try to emulate it as well. Read full review
40
Total FilmEmma MorganMay 27, 2013
The moments where you feel the cast are off-script and riffing are fun if not actually funny, but the most horrific thing on offer here is misogyny. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinJan 11, 2013
If the sluggishly paced, virtually laugh-free Haunted House is Wayans' conception of a passion-fueled labor of love, it's horrifying to ponder what he'd consider a mercenary cash-grab. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJan 15, 2013
Are the movie's half-dozen genuine laughs there just to tease the audience? What can we do to keep "A Haunted House 2" from happening? Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 11, 2013
Too often settles for raunchiness instead of wit. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe LeydonJan 11, 2013
The hit-to-miss ratio is less than impressive throughout A Haunted House, a frenetic and freewheeling satirical comedy that only sporadically scores a bull's-eye while aiming at easy targets. Read full review
25
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJan 30, 2013
For 85 rude and raunchy minutes, he does his best to drive a comical stake through the heart of horror's hottest franchise and the "found footage" genre. He doesn't exactly succeed. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenJan 24, 2013
Never one to shrink from the challenge of parodying the already parodic, along comes Marlon Wayans to do in A Haunted House what he once did in "Scary Movie." And do it much, much worse. Read full review
20
EmpireJoe CunninghamMay 27, 2013
Dreadful. Read full review
20
Time OutA.A. DowdJan 22, 2013
This exceedingly lazy comedy is just the first of two "Paranormal Activity" parodies being crammed down our throats this year. The horror! Read full review
20
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJan 11, 2013
If the opening gag in your R-rated movie is an extended flatulence joke you should reconsider whether you're qualified to make such a movie. Not that flatulence jokes aren't funny; 8-year-olds love them. The thing is, not many 8-year-olds go to R-rated movies. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineMichael NordineJan 11, 2013
If you're wondering why A Haunted House exists alongside the upcoming Scary Movie 5 rather than instead of it, you may already have given the subject more thought than Marlon Wayans had hoped. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenJan 11, 2013
No-holds-barred comedy is one thing, hurtful thoughtlessness is something else entirely. An ostensible comedy shouldn't have so many moments that feel so ugly. Read full review
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Film.comJordan HoffmanFeb 26, 2013
A Haunted House, its despicable bigotry aside, is also a not-very-good comedy. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesJan 16, 2013
By eliminating the winking, broad strokes of the filmmakers' more successful spoofs, they've made a film that is not only dumb, but dull. It's like watching a snuff film, only it's the audience who's dying inside. Read full review
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