Rotten
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.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
House of Wax
Prey. Slay. Display.
2005 · 1h 53m · R
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jaume Collet-Serra
Overview
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
Director and cast
- Jaume Collet-Serra Director
- Elisha Cuthbert as Carly Jones
- Chad Michael Murray as Nick Jones
- Brian Van Holt as Bo / Vincent
- Paris Hilton as Paige Edwards
- Jared Padalecki as Wade
- Robert Ri'chard as Blake Johnson
- Jon Abrahams as Dalton Chapman
- Damon Herriman Cast
- Dragicia Debert Cast
- Murray Smith Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It had a great sense of humor about itself.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
You'll be rooting for these people to get slaughtered out of sheer boredom.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
This movie gives it to you, as no movie has in some years.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
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.
Mike Clark, USA Today
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