42
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsHinges on humiliation and vengeance, which makes it like most other modern horror titles. Its focus on sexual assault, however, puts it in a different, more primal league.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe wheels fall off toward the end but, until that point, Illiadis does an excellent job of generating and maintaining an intense sense of dread.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLook at the performances. They're surprisingly good, and I especially admired the work of Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn as the parents of one of two girls who go walking in the woods.
- The best in the latest crop of slasher remakes. Admittedly, that is faint praise.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisLike the current hit "Taken," Last House 2009 packs a vicarious jolt that might feel cathartic to certain moviegoers.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis new House tries to sustain a grave, heavy sense of threat. It fails, through its villainy.
- 40VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyIf the original could be accused of having a real point (even a subtext), the uninspired redo has none whatsoever.
- 33The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIt's now a straight-up crime and retribution flick, capped off by the dumbest wolf-feeding coda a 13-year-old ever dreamed up.
- 25Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversAudiences with a brain cell left have only one choice: Look for the first exit on the right.
- 0Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis remake is merely vile (and dull).