Film Preview: The House (2017)

Page Revisions:

(May 14, 2017) Original
(May 28, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2)
(June 25, 2017) New Posters (#3-#6)

Release Date:

June 30, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A dad convinces his friends to start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his wife spend their daughter’s college fund.”

Poster Rating: B- / B- / C- (2) / C- (2)

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Review: (#1) Garish is the worst thing about this poster, though the cheap, unrealistic background is a close second. It still sells the film as best as it could all things considered.

(#2) This German design isn’t far removed from the prior, which means it lacks a compelling backdrop, though will sell the film as well as any will expect.

(#3-#4) The close-up posters tend to make the dull backgrounds seem less annoying, but the cheaply-fonted taglines make for a worse experience. (#5-#6) A slightly different pose of Will Farrell than of Amy Poehler doesn’t make the overall design better as these blandly-backed posters are just not interesting enough.

Trailer Rating: C+ / B

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Review: (#1) There are some humorous moments in the trailer, but an there aren’t a sufficient number of them. This film has to sell to a broad demographic that’s been fairly disappointed lately and the result doesn’t look like something they’ll leap at the opportunity to see.

(#2) Making a second trailer that’s funnier than the first is a challenge. To do so with a red-band trailer is even more difficult. This one makes the film look far more interesting than it likely is.