Review of House of Wax (2005) by James C — 07 Jan 2018

I would say that viewing this just as an enjoyable teen horror film, it's better than average. The characters are likable, though dumb and disposable, and the story itself isn't awful. The writers actually did more with this story than what I was expecting.

But when viewing this movie as a film for adults and on its technical aspects, it's just passable. Most adults will probably forget the movie within a day. There's nothing new here or anything done better than average.

But it's not infuriating with how average this movie is. It's just boring and ends up being too safe. Again, teenagers will probably enjoy this but most will probably just forget it.