House Party

critic Reviews

, 94% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • House Party is a light, entertaining teen comedy with an infectious energy.
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    Owen GleibermanEntertainment Weekly
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    Time Out
    Clearly this is no masterpiece, but as its US reception indicated, it is a product overdue in the market, and it compares well with its anaemic counterparts.
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    Vincent CanbyNew York Times
    All of the performances are good and the soundtrack pulses with humor as well as decibels.
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    Marjorie BaumgartenAustin Chronicle
    This is the only House Party that counts.
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    Ed GonzalezApollo Guide
    An aged piece of ghetto-lore that has become less black-counterpart to Heathers and Dazed and Confused than pristine example of serendipity in film.
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    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
    House Party is silly and high-spirited and not particularly significant, and that is just as it should be.
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    Cory Woodroof615 Film
    It’s the affable hangout movie that I kind of expected it to be, with a delightful George Clinton cameo, a great Robin Harris performance and one of the most “oh…oh dear” dated comedy bits of the early 90s.
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    Kevin CarrFat Guys at the Movies
    Harmless and fun, this is a nice romp through 90s hip-hop culture.
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    Juan Carlos CotoMiami Herald
    It's a view often lost in Hollywood's Wonder Bread world. That's why the Hudlins are a welcome pair. They celebrate modern black culture with no needless apologies.
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    Justin BrownMedium Popcorn
    Such a classic movie on so many levels, very well-written and it holds up really well.
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