Alas, I did not manage to get through the whole movie. And maybe the ending is good, who knows, but this movie starts out so horribly and meanders on and on with all the things that are wrong with horror movies nowadays, that I could not bring myself to keep watching after a certain point.
For starters, what a ridiculous cast list. "Hot" young actors from UPN sitcoms and TV dramas and Paris Hilton is NOT the part of the recipe for a good horror movie. Will it get people to want to see it? Probably, but if that's what gets your attention then you in fact just might like this pathetic excuse for a horror movie.
The acting for the most part was amateur. Acting like a butthurt college-kid isn't as easy as it sounds, obviously a lot of people seem to think it is, and in House of Wax you get a lot of butthurt-college- kid-acting that will make you want to roll your own eyes and pout. Paris Hilton is actually NOT the weakest link, believe it or not she's one of the better actors here and I think she could have a decent acting career.. this was just a horrible movie to star in.
The movie goes on and on without anything actually happening. In some movies, this is pulled off very nicely and you don't need an elaborate plot jam packed with twists and turns to make it interesting. In other movies, such as, oh, House of Wax, all you really get is a group of annoying college kids that whine and bore you to death incessantly. There's nothing to keep you interested in the meantime, so be ready for half an hour to an hour of college kids doing what college kids do.. trying to get to a football game. Hahahaha.. I wish I was joking.
If you think a lot of new Hollywood horror movies are trite and dilapidated, skip House of Wax because this is definitely one of those. If you think the guy from One Tree Hill is sexy and you want to see him play the role of a so-called bad boy, you'll probably get at least something out of this movie.
For starters, what a ridiculous cast list. "Hot" young actors from UPN sitcoms and TV dramas and Paris Hilton is NOT the part of the recipe for a good horror movie. Will it get people to want to see it? Probably, but if that's what gets your attention then you in fact just might like this pathetic excuse for a horror movie.
The acting for the most part was amateur. Acting like a butthurt college-kid isn't as easy as it sounds, obviously a lot of people seem to think it is, and in House of Wax you get a lot of butthurt-college- kid-acting that will make you want to roll your own eyes and pout. Paris Hilton is actually NOT the weakest link, believe it or not she's one of the better actors here and I think she could have a decent acting career.. this was just a horrible movie to star in.
The movie goes on and on without anything actually happening. In some movies, this is pulled off very nicely and you don't need an elaborate plot jam packed with twists and turns to make it interesting. In other movies, such as, oh, House of Wax, all you really get is a group of annoying college kids that whine and bore you to death incessantly. There's nothing to keep you interested in the meantime, so be ready for half an hour to an hour of college kids doing what college kids do.. trying to get to a football game. Hahahaha.. I wish I was joking.
If you think a lot of new Hollywood horror movies are trite and dilapidated, skip House of Wax because this is definitely one of those. If you think the guy from One Tree Hill is sexy and you want to see him play the role of a so-called bad boy, you'll probably get at least something out of this movie.