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- 67Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisEntertainment WeeklyClark CollisIf the result features around 1,783 too many fart gags, to be fair, it also boasts a couple of genuine minor scares. Although there's no doubt that the film's most horrible sight is a way-too-long shot of Swardson's naked rump.
- 50The PlaylistGabe ToroThe PlaylistGabe ToroThe film similarly boxes itself in when it feels the need to mimic the third-act occurrences of "Paranormal Activity" when it's obvious that improv had the film going in an entirely less predictable direction, clearly pointing out the fallacy of A Haunted House: you can't parody something and also try to emulate it as well.
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIf the sluggishly paced, virtually laugh-free Haunted House is Wayans' conception of a passion-fueled labor of love, it's horrifying to ponder what he'd consider a mercenary cash-grab.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckToo often settles for raunchiness instead of wit.
- 30VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThe hit-to-miss ratio is less than impressive throughout A Haunted House, a frenetic and freewheeling satirical comedy that only sporadically scores a bull's-eye while aiming at easy targets.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceAre the movie's half-dozen genuine laughs there just to tease the audience? What can we do to keep "A Haunted House 2" from happening?
- 20The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerIf the opening gag in your R-rated movie is an extended flatulence joke you should reconsider whether you're qualified to make such a movie. Not that flatulence jokes aren't funny; 8-year-olds love them. The thing is, not many 8-year-olds go to R-rated movies.
- 12Slant MagazineSlant MagazineIf you're wondering why A Haunted House exists alongside the upcoming Scary Movie 5 rather than instead of it, you may already have given the subject more thought than Marlon Wayans had hoped.
- No-holds-barred comedy is one thing, hurtful thoughtlessness is something else entirely. An ostensible comedy shouldn't have so many moments that feel so ugly.
- 0Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesBy eliminating the winking, broad strokes of the filmmakers' more successful spoofs, they've made a film that is not only dumb, but dull. It's like watching a snuff film, only it's the audience who's dying inside.