House on Haunted Hill
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 29, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
10
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Trash, but always just a little creepier than you expect. Read full review
60
Film.comTom Keogh
The effects never really get ahead of the characters or the script's layered personality. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyRon Stringer
Low-budget, high-camp. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The kind of horror movie that's not a bit scary and quite a bit gross. Read full review
41
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
Aims low and cheats on an ending, but meanwhile it's a bottom-shelf hoot.
40
VarietyJoe Leydon
Still nothing but a gussied-up B movie. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
For horror fans in a forgiving mood, it's an adequate fear fix. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Contains too little of the original's campy spirit and too many whistles, bells, explosions and screams. Read full review
38
USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]
Fun for less than 30 of the 80-minute running time.
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's all a bit of overkill. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Slow-moving, yawn-inducing remake.
20
NewsweekJane Hogan
Everyone in the film is either annoying or unpleasant.
20
Los Angeles TimesEric Harrison
Soon enough, it becomes clear how much this movie disrespects both the audience and the genre. Read full review
10
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
All the special effects in the world cannot compensate for an inability to generate tension, establish and sustain pace or create any character whose survival is worth rooting for. Read full review
0
SalonSarah Beach
I would rather feed Jesse Helms a rancid peanut butter sandwich, and then have him slowly lick my face off, than sit through House on Haunted Hill again. Read full review
0
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
If your name's on the marquee, chances are your agent's already dead.
0
TNT RoughCutTodd Doogan
Lucky for you, it won't cost a thing to get up and walk out at any point after the credits.
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