{"id":3536,"date":"2016-07-02T09:29:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T13:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2024-02-24T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T16:21:14","slug":"house-at-the-end-of-the-street-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3536","title":{"rendered":"House at the End of the Street-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>House at the End of the Street-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Mark Tonderai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott\u2019s Review #438<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70215438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3537\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70215438-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70215438\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70215438-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70215438.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 2, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House at the End of the Street (2012) is a perfect example of a horror\/thriller film that has excellent effects and great potential, but the storytelling brings it down.<\/p>\n<p>It is also a film starring Jennifer Lawrence before she was the Oscar-winning star. Her performance is an adequate effort, and she does what she can in the lead role.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence is likable in this role and is the clear hero of the film.<\/p>\n<p>The film itself looks great. It has all of the necessary horror elements: a creepy house in the woods, darkness, and sudden scares.<\/p>\n<p>The buildup during the first half of the movie is very interesting and the audience is not quite sure what&#8217;s to come and what mysteries and secrets lurk in the title house.<\/p>\n<p>During the final thirty minutes, however, when the twist is revealed, the film becomes predictable, by the numbers, and disappoints at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The story becomes so convoluted it hardly matters anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The first half is great but the second half fails.<\/p>\n<p>I was happy to see Elisabeth Shue in this movie, as she has been out of the limelight for years, her character, though, \u00a0is quite one-dimensional.<\/p>\n<p>Film summary- great-looking horror film, with mediocre writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House at the End of the Street-2012 Director Mark Tonderai Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue Scott\u2019s Review #438 Reviewed July 2, 2016 Grade: B House at the End of the Street (2012) is a perfect example of a horror\/thriller film that has excellent effects and great potential, but the storytelling brings it down. 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