Review by Mari Lynne Rupp
In rural Alabama, two couples find themselves in a fight for survival. Running from a maniac (The Tin Man) bent on killing them, they flee deep into the woods and seek refuge in a house. They soon realize the killer has purposely lured them to this house and that they are now trapped. As they huddle around an old fireplace, a tin can falls through the chimney. Scrawled on its side is a message from the killer, establishing his House Rules. The rules call for their deaths unless they kill at least one of the four. They have less than 12 hours to find a way to survive. At sunrise the game is over and everyone dies if the killer's demands aren't met. What they quickly learn is that the only way out... is in. But going further into this house--where unknown challenges await them--is equally deadly.
Directed by: Robby Henson and starring: Michael Madsen, Reynaldo Rosales, Heidi Dippold, Julie Ann Emery, J.P. Davis, Lew Temple, Leslie Easterbrook, Bill Moseley
"House" gives haunted house movies a fresh new angle, and breathes new life into the old "Good vs. Evil" battle. Leslie Easterbrook is given a chance to show the talent she was only allowed to hint at in "Devil's Rejects". She gives a raw, grainy performance as Betty, owner of the B&B our hapless leading characters are stranded in. We eventually find out this cozy little getaway is more than what it seems, and shows its secrets in gory detail.
Some parts were predictable, but the Sixth-sense type ending makes up for it. You might see it coming, but not like that! I'd give it eight out of ten. Enjoyable enough that I'd watch it again with a group of friends on a dark and stormy night!