Movie #5 of 2018:
The House (2017)
This comedy about yuppie parents running an illegal casino to pay for their daughter’s college tuition is more memorable for some gross blood spurt effects than for any particular cleverness in its writing. The cast is great, but they aren’t given much to work with; Jason Mantzoukas ends up being the funniest just by playing the same unhinged character he always does. As with many Will Ferrell projects, this feels like something that could have been an amusing bit of sketch comedy but doesn’t really offer enough to sustain my interest through an entire film.
★☆☆☆☆
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