Dream House
Universal Pictures | Release Date: September 30, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5
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38
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreSep 30, 2011
So much is just so…obvious. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallOct 1, 2011
The story unfolds briskly in the polished mode of a classic horror movie, then tanks after a plot twist at the midpoint alters the mood and slows the pace. Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father) directed an ill-conceived screenplay that could have worked only as camp. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerSep 30, 2011
Dream House also manages to commit a cardinal thriller sin: casting well-known actors in ostensibly inconsequential roles, which in this case reveals the real culprit before the mystery proper has even begun. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovOct 5, 2011
Dream House is neither haunting (as the marketing appears to promise) nor all that original. But it does, thank goodness for small favors, have Elias Koteas. Read full review
10
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoOct 1, 2011
The real problem is, when the film blindsides us with a mystery we didn't know existed, we're already too busy not caring about mystery we knew was there. Read full review
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