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House on Haunted Hill
Metascore
28 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 10 out of 17
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    67
    Trash, but always just a little creepier than you expect.
  2. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    60
    The effects never really get ahead of the characters or the script's layered personality.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    50
    The kind of horror movie that's not a bit scary and quite a bit gross.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ron Stringer
    50
    Low-budget, high-camp.
  5. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    41
    Aims low and cheats on an ending, but meanwhile it's a bottom-shelf hoot.
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  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    For horror fans in a forgiving mood, it's an adequate fear fix.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    40
    Still nothing but a gussied-up B movie.
  8. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Petrakis
    38
    Contains too little of the original's campy spirit and too many whistles, bells, explosions and screams.
  9. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    38
    Fun for less than 30 of the 80-minute running time.
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  10. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    30
    It's all a bit of overkill.
  11. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    25
    Slow-moving, yawn-inducing remake.
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  12. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Eric Harrison
    20
    Soon enough, it becomes clear how much this movie disrespects both the audience and the genre.
  13. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: Jane Hogan
    20
    Everyone in the film is either annoying or unpleasant.
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  14. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    10
    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.
  15. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    0
    If your name's on the marquee, chances are your agent's already dead.
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  16. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Sarah Beach
    0
    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.
  17. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Todd Doogan
    0
    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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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. FitriAmirrol
    3
    The horrors of Haunted Hill might have worked for children, but sadly the true horror here is how ridiculous, rickety and perplexing the twist is, and despite the successful, seductive performance by Janssen, this gothic B-movie is a nauseating waste of time.… Full Review »
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