"People don't notice all the secrets around them. Even though they're right in front of them, just hiding, waiting to be found."

If you thought the title of this film was bad, wait until you actually see the movie because it is pretty much a standard film in the horror genre. I don't even think you can consider this one a horror film, because there isn't much scares; it is more of a teen romantic suspense film. It's formulaic and by the books. Jennifer Lawrence had a perfect rating until I got around to watching this film. She didn't have much to work with and she gives a decent performance but nothing like the work we've come to expect from…

Review In A Nutshell:

I am aware of my own difficulties in finding appreciation for the horror genre, but my hatred for House at the End of the Street is far from my own shortcomings, instead it's due to the many aspects of its production, exceeding beyond its core elements; screenplay, directing, and acting. This film was marketed as a horror-thriller film that aims to keep audiences on their toes, the film only touches on these genres during the bookends of the film; unable to justify the promise that its marketing team was selling. I came into this expecting a mediocre experience, not the frustrating mess that it actually is.

In actuality, the film is more of a family-drama that…

House at the End of the Street is a film that should be languishing at the bottom of a DVD bargain basket at your local supermarket but has been elevated to a theatrical release thanks to the involvement of Jennifer Lawrence. Her casting aside there really isn’t a great deal of interest to be had in this flat and toothless teen thriller that happily shows its hand early on thus stripping the film of much of its intrigue.

The film opens with its most shocking and interesting sequence - a young girl brutally murdering her parents. Flash forward four years and Lawrence and her mother (Elisabeth Shue) move in next door to the crime scene whilst Jennifer befriends the one…