Geoffrey Rush seems to be having the time of his life and it really shows. On the plus side, it is stylishly filmed, has a good atmosphere and some creepy and fun moments. But the biggest let down is the ending, which felt fake and so abrupt that you are left with a that's it? sense. Taylor Diggs and Peter Gallagher's performances read too much of both actors playing themselves. It is flawed though, the characters are never really developed, and while I admired that there was an attempt to expand the story while some of it was effective there were other parts where it felt padded and didn't really go anywhere. On its own terms though, this is pretty good. If I were to say which is better out of this and the original, I'd say the original(though that is not perfect either) mainly because of Vincent Price. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 6 / 10 A flawed remake but definitely not a bad oneĪs far as remakes go, House on Haunted Hill is neither among the best or worst ones.
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