I am not surprised by the low reviews, and the low score, I have to say I enjoyed it. I get that it doesn't have a black and white conclusion, that ambiguity in the end of a film can irritate some, but I'd like to highlight The Strangers, a similar outcome, but a masterclass in movie making, and while The Open House doesn't even come close it raises a few questions. The ending was probably done in that way to allow for a second, and I wouldn't be shocked to see an Open House Part 2 made.
Solid performances, Dylan Minnette, who's always pretty good put in a solid performance, I thought the scenes where he lashed out in anger to his mother about his father's death were very well played out, films so often go way over the top, this had a sense of realism.
When you think that the budget for this film was $100,000 I think it should be applauded, many films with budgets many times that size fail in so many ways, this was a good hour and a half of escapism.
It's not to be taken too seriously, and we didn't get many answers, but that's life.I quite enjoyed it.
Solid performances, Dylan Minnette, who's always pretty good put in a solid performance, I thought the scenes where he lashed out in anger to his mother about his father's death were very well played out, films so often go way over the top, this had a sense of realism.
When you think that the budget for this film was $100,000 I think it should be applauded, many films with budgets many times that size fail in so many ways, this was a good hour and a half of escapism.
It's not to be taken too seriously, and we didn't get many answers, but that's life.I quite enjoyed it.