The Last House review: Don't stop at this dull Netflix residence
Five reviews of Netflix's 'The Last House' are out, and they're not glowing.
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Source diversity sample: Variety · People.com · USA Today · The New York Times · Roger Ebert · San Francisco Chronicle.
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Quick answers
What is 'The Last House' about?
The film is about a family trapped in their home.
What do the reviews say about the film's ending?
The New York Times and Variety both focus on the film's ending. The New York Times calls it 'End of the World as They Know It'. Variety breaks down the ending, explaining why the family is trapped.
What do the reviews say about the film's pacing?
Roger Ebert and the San Francisco Chronicle both call the film dull. The San Francisco Chronicle says the film overstays its welcome.
The brief
The film is about a family trapped in their home. The reviews agree that the film captures the dread of lockdown. Variety and The New York Times both focus on the film's ending. The New York Times calls it "End of the World as They Know It".
Variety breaks down the ending, explaining why the family is trapped. The San Francisco Chronicle says the film overstays its welcome. USA Today focuses on the absurdity of a dog scene. The film's reception is not uniformly negative.
The New York Times and Variety both focus on the film's ending, suggesting that it may be a point of interest for viewers. However, the overall consensus is that the film is dull and overstays its welcome.
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Who reported it (7)
- 'The Last House': Wagner Moura, Louis Leterrier on the Sci-Fi Horror Variety · 5h ago
- ‘The Last House’ Ending Explained: Does the Delgado Family Survive? People.com · 5h ago
- ‘The Last House’ Ending Breakdown: Why Is the Family Trapped Inside Their Home? Variety · 1d ago
- 'The Last House' dog scene was actually comically 'absurd' to film USA Today · 1d ago
- ‘The Last House’ Review: End of the World as They Know It The New York Times · 1d ago
- The Last House review: Don't stop at this dull Netflix residence Roger Ebert · 1d ago
- ‘The Last House’ captures lockdown dread but overstays its welcome San Francisco Chronicle · 1d ago
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