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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: The acting in House of Wax is as horrible as you might expect. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: The movie would have been creepier if it had shut us inside the museum, and given us more creative wax-based killings instead of revisiting familiar slasher-flick stuff. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: The remake of House of Wax anchors itself firmly in the time-honored tradition of horror exploitations. Read more
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Wretched excuse for a horror flick. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The debut feature from director Jaume Collet-Serra does two things rare in the horror genre: It takes its time and it actually gets better as it goes along. Read more
David Edelstein, Slate: It's nowhere near as punishing as Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses, but it's increasingly tense and resourceful and, in the end, it gets the sick job done. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: It had a great sense of humor about itself. Read more
Phil Kloer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A crummy horror flick. Read more
Scott Craven, Arizona Republic: A by-the-numbers slasher flick. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The acting in House of Wax ranges from bad to worse. Read more
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: Related to the 1953 Vincent Price film in name, embalming technique and Warner Bros. pedigree only, the new House of Wax is a dreary, predictable tale. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Yet for a so-called exploitation film, Wax is slow to exploit. Its leisurely setup is a fright-challenged snooze, and at nearly two hours it's bloated for a slasher flick. Read more
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly: A museum of gory, joyless, easy shocks. Read more
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: There's more to good filmmaking than buying the rights to a classic title. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: As slick as it is, House of Wax basically serves up the kind of gory, oozing jolts that will transport some toward a kind of antic release and others towards the nearest exits. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: A remake in title only, this House of Wax is mostly inspired by The Twilight Zone and the Friday the 13th movies. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: The set design is fairly elaborate by the standards of the genre, and the victims don't die in precisely the order you might expect, but everything else goes pretty much according to formula. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: A standard-issue 'dead teenager movie.' Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A horror movie can get away with a lot, but once it crosses a certain line, it is insulting to viewers. House of Wax crosses that line. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: House of Wax is not a good movie but it is an efficient one, and will deliver most of what anyone attending House of Wax could reasonably expect, assuming it would be unreasonable to expect very much. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Filled with the usual contemporary horror staples, most notably lots of rusty torture implements and cellphones that tend to scurry mischievously out of reach just as the villain bears down on his prey. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: The original was shot in 3-D; this, by contrast, is 1-D all the way. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: A very stupid, very nasty and very messy horror film. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: When the cast starts wondering where the roadkill is, someone says, 'Follow the smell.' Good tip: That's how you'll know where Wax is playing. Read more
Scott Foundas, Variety: The characters are about as intelligent as their waxen alter-egos, making it impossible to care too much about what happens to them. Read more
Benjamin Strong, Village Voice: First-time director Jaume Collet-Serra lingers over the victims at lengths discomfortingly gratuitous even by slasher standards. But he also demonstrates a droll touch. Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: This movie gives it to you, as no movie has in some years. Read more