House of D
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: April 15, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
15
Negative:
14
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50
VarietyDavid Rooney
David Duchovny scores considerably higher as director than as screenwriter. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
David Duchovny’s debut as a writer-director puts little flesh on the bones of the roguish tricks he got up to as a lad in Greenwich Village in the 1970s. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Sappy and improbable. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
The good news is that Duchovny has an undeniable feel for this medium, and a fine rapport with actors. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The film looks and feels authentic, but Duchovny has powered his undeniably personal journey with a counterfeit heart. Read full review
50
PremierePeter Debruge
Duchovny bookends his story with a modern-day framing device that takes all that has gone so well until this point and turns it cloyingly sentimental. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
David Duchovny delivers a clearly heartfelt but terminally mawkish and awkward directorial debut in House of D. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A heartfelt, '70s-era coming-of-age story with a prologue and epilogue set in the present day, marks the filmmaking debut of actor David Duchovny, who also wrote the symbol-studded screenplay. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Though charming at times, just misses, due to a contrived story. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
An overly picaresque first feature written and directed by David Duchovny, who also co-stars. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The war between highly specific coming-of-age angst and icky-sticky overcoming-adversity cliches eventually brings the whole thing down. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
House Of D never feels honest, but when Duchovny consciously tries to score sentiment points, the strain is more than the film can handle. Read full review
40
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A little more literary than lifelike, House of D is a story that feels too pat, and too perfect, for its own good. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Forgettable coming-of-age story. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Here's an interesting surprise: Dour, dry Duchovny's directorial debut is more weepy than creepy. Read full review
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