House, The (15)

Comedy

A dad convinces his friends to start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his wife spend their daughter's college fund.

The critical consensus

Old School with added poker chips? Perhaps. But this Ferrell and Poehler-powered comedy blockbuster has big laughs, an enjoyably grisly streak, and a film-stealing turn from Jason Mantzoukas.

(*) (*) Jimi Famurewa, Empire Online, 29/06/2017

The comic talents of Ferrell and Poehler are wasted in this frat farce which, despite a promising premise, soon resembles reheated Hangover leftovers.

(*) (*) (*) Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 30/06/2017

Try as they might, Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell can't save this exhaustingly stupid comedy.

(*) (*) (*) Nikki Baughan, The List, 30/06/2017