
Scott and Kate Johansson are elated to discover their daughter Alex has been accepted into bucknell university. However, the town college scholarship program refuses to fund any more tuitions. Out of options, the couple makes an executive decision to open an underground illegal casino in their friend Frank's basement. Unfortunately, the authorities soon become suspicious. Now what?!... (Full plot summary below)
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Scott and Kate Johansson are elated to discover their daughter Alex has been accepted into bucknell university. However, the town college scholarship program refuses to fund any more tuitions. Out of options, the couple makes an executive decision to open an underground illegal casino in their friend Frank's basement. Unfortunately, the authorities soon become suspicious. Now what?!
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderNever earns more than the occasional laugh, mostly just moments, rarely an entire scene. If I didn't love these people, it would barely be tolerable. |
| Paste MagazineTim GriersonThe film is a black hole that sucks comedy into its vortex, never to be seen again. |
| New York Magazine/VultureEmily YoshidaAll these performers are given decent setups, but the script loses interest in anything that starts to look like a comedic through line. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerJulie WashingtonWe've laughed at Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in lots of movies, but audiences will barely chuckle at their latest film, The House, a hot mess of lame jokes and weak writing. |
| IGNSimon ThompsonThe House isn’t quite another Will Ferrell classic but it’s a solid comedy offering that’s well put together and very funny. It’s as smart as it is stupid, it’s very entertaining, it delivers on what you’d expect it to and holds a few neat surprises. |
| HeyUGuysScott DavisA shimmering summer beacon of fun and frolics that will tickle the funny bone and then some. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe pace is hectic, but the jokes just aren't there. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA complete loser, so excruciatingly bad that it makes you cringe while watching it. |
| VoxAbbey WhiteIn the midst of what feels like a dark time, The House offers relief in its assertion that it’s okay to laugh at the lengths to which we must go to get by — up to and including an accidentally severed finger. |
| Caution SpoilersSarah CartlandAn honourable failure, "The House" needs more jokes but has an interesting bleakness (and a terrific cameo from Jeremy Renner as a mafia boss) that makes it worth a look. Just never forget that The House always wins. |