House Hunting

2013 "Family is hell"
5.1| 1h42m| R| en| More Info
Released: 05 March 2013 Released
Producted By: Pillage and Plunder Pictures
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Two families go to an open house and can't leave

Genre

Thriller, Mystery

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Director

Eric Hurt

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Pillage and Plunder Pictures

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House Hunting Audience Reviews

UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
Justin Kapr Overall, the movie is worth watching. I believe that one must walk away from a movie with a changed perspective or emotional charge. This movie does just that; not initially, but eventually. Cinematography was EXCELLENT. I was thoroughly impressed with every decision they made. They did such an incredible job with the camera. Almost as good as "The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh". Sound was well above average. It wasn't over or under done; just brilliantly done. Lighting was flat; often dark at times, but not in a good way. The story was absolutely magnificent! Eric Hurt knows how to tell a story. A significant problem with this movie was dialogue choices. They were borderline horrible. People do not talk/behave this way. I complained throughout the entire movie saying if the dialogue was on point this movie would've been FLAWLESS. I was so mad because the conversations were painful. The acting was really good at times with a few speed bumps of inconceivable choices. They casted really good actors. There were a few scenes where the director should've re-done them. I cringe when I don't see perfection, but as the movie continues you can clearly see that he gets better at directing. The script and acting steadily gets better as you watch the movie, so if you're a critic like me... it's still worth the wait. Costumes and make-up were good. Despite a sketchy script, the story makes this movie worth while. I look forward to seeing what Eric's got cooking in the oven.
Rich Wright So, there are these two families who are desperately trying to escape from a spooky home in their car they set out to potentially buy, in tow with a mysterious girl they nearly ran over on the way, who's had her tongue cut out. They try to escape using the path they arrived from, but they just keep driving round in circles. Eventually, they run out of petrol, and are forced to shelter in the property. They think 'someone will come for them' but guess what... no-one does. They're stuck there for weeks, surviving on tins of cheap beef stew which mysteriously appear in the kitchen cupboard, while having to tolerate the obnoxious computerised voice-over of the guy who is selling the house. Not surprisingly, they start to crack up and physically harm each other, as well as see strange visions, including flashbacks of traumatic incidences from their respective pasts.And all while this was going on, all I could think was: "Wot, no phones?"You've got two teenage kids and four adults... who don't have a mobile between them when they go out. In 2013. Yea, right. They could have been included and made out that they couldn't be used because of dodgy reception, or even that the battery was dead, but nope... that was a stretch too far for the great minds who wrote it. You may think this is a minor point, but it is symbolic of the lack of attention to rest of the film, which is confusing when not dull, and when we do get to the blood'n'guts, as brief as possible. It is kind of funny to see cans of cheap slop emerge day in, day out (which sorta reminded me of the Tesco Value range) from nowhere and the people's reaction to having to eat this crap for such an extended period (I wouldn't have volunteered to clean the toilet), but that's a minor pleasure in what is a LLOONNGG haul.And yet AGAIN, they've changed the name of the film for the UK release (to The Wrong House) and given us a great DVD box front cover, which isn't indicative of the quality of the production contained within at all. Once again, don't be fooled. 4/10
anoncourt327 I picked this up at Redbox when it looked like the best of what I hadn't already seen from there, and was pleasantly surprised. As many others have stated, the premise is old, people stuck in a place from which they inexplicably cannot escape, but the "twist" is new (at least to me). There are some plot holes, and one GIGANTIC hole in particular, but if you're able to do some suspension of belief, you'll enjoy the movie. The cover/promo picture is misleading and insinuates it's gory, but there's relatively little gore. The acting is decent and the DVD includes a "behind the scenes" special feature which I always enjoy.In short, if you're a fan of the genre and not sure what to watch, you'll probably like this movie.
Properbowl7 House Hunting is an interesting story that gives a unique spin on the "ghost house" type of horror movie. Two families are tricked into getting stuck in a purgatory like state on 70 acres of land (which is a great deal by the way!), and must work together to get out alive, unfortunately for them, working together couldn't go any worse than it did. Actually, working together didn't go all that bad either because the last thing these people do is anything productive to figure out what the hell is going on.Charlie Hayes, our protagonist is doing a little house hunting with his wife Susan and daughter Emmy (Susan is not Emmy's mother and they do not get along, and the discord between the two feels very forced and unemotional) when they decide to check out a house on a 70 acre plot. Meanwhile, Don with his wife Leslie and son Jason make their way to the same plot after an ominous tip from some weirdo in a cheesy red hunting cap. After arriving at the beautiful location and meeting the other family, the Hayes attempt to leave but instead crash into a tree after swerving to avoid running over some Fiona Apple lookalike. After being rescued by Dom and his family, they make their way back to the house only to have the girl completely lose it. Unfortunately she can't say why she's freaking out because someone cut out her tongue. The families attempt to leave.... only to discover that they can't. They try again, and again, and again to no avail. Apparently they tried 23 times. But that's fine, they'll just stay put, because someone will come, right?For the budget and caliber of movie, HH was overall good but had trouble keeping my attention at times. I feel that the plot unfolded too slowly with too many drawn out scenes that did little for character or plot development. It wasn't until the second half of the movie that characters start to really show their emotions and the pace quickens to an enjoyable point. A good analogy is that it's an 80-minute movie stretched out to two hours.Personally, my only problem with the movie besides the pacing and length was with the characters. The inner conflicts, conflicts between characters, and the development was well done; that wasn't the problem. My problem is that none of them are acting like how any person I know would act in this situation. Think about this; they're stuck in a house on a plot of land, when they try to leave by road they just end up back at the front of the house. Walking through the woods just leads to woods, and over the hills just leads to more hills. Their only clue is something disguised as an ugly dude in a red hunting hat. THIS ISN'T NORMAL! But none of them seem the least bit bothered that they've entered some sort of parallel dimension. These people act like they're lost on a road trip or had car trouble, not stuck in a house because they've entered purgatory. Even the most logical and rational person I know would quickly admit they've entered something unworldly here and they need to figure something out.At one point we get the "One Month Later" screen and see the two men leaving to scout the area, seemingly implying they're doing this for the first time. REALLY?!? Personally I would have scouted out every inch of that ground and torn that house apart looking for clues. All these people do is sit around and complain about how they're going to be sick if they eat beef stew one more time. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!Anywho, after you watch these people sit around and argue about their genitalia for the middle hour of the movie, the last half hour unfolds at a great pace with good development. It's just that whole middle hour or so that really got old.