Genre: Horror, Teenage, Gore, Doctor, Psychos
Tagline: Prey. Slay. Display.
Plot: A road trip to one of the biggest college football games of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly (ELISHA CUTHBERT), Paige (PARIS HILTON) and their friends when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the game. A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site leaves everyone unsettled, and Carly has her hands full trying to keep the peace between her boyfriend Wade (JARED PADALECKI) and her hot-headed brother Nick (CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY).They wake up the next morning to find that their car might have been deliberately tampered with. At the risk of being stranded, they accept a local’s invitation for a ride into Ambrose, the only town for miles. Once there, they are drawn to Ambrose’s main attraction – Trudy’s House of Wax, which is filled with remarkably life-like wax sculptures. But as they soon discover, there is a shocking reason the exhibits look so real. As the friends uncover the town’s dark secrets, they are stalked by a mysterious killer and find themselves in a bloody battle for survival. The group must find a way out of Ambrose – or become permanent additions to the HOUSE OF
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 ...whether you see it in a theater in full three dimensions or on home video in only two, it’s bound to provide enough thrills and chills, as they say, to please anyone looking for a deliciously creepy time.  --David Cornelius (eFilmCritic.com)
Between the amazing melting wax finale, hefty gore and interesting story- Warner Bros. and Dark Castle finally and I do mean finally have something worthy on their hands.  --Mr. Disgusting (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
Between the killings, House is dead boring.  --Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)
...its final 15 minutes are actually damn-well exciting, with lots of cool eye-candy, suspense, blood and tons of gooey wax to go around. Not a classic by any means, but satisfactory in the basics of the genre. 6/10--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Nobody could seriously recommend “House of Wax,” and anybody stumbling into it might well be inclined to leave it after twenty minutes or so. If you’re willing to stay around for the entire tour, though, it gets marginally better, closing with a flourishthat’s ridiculous but fun for its sheer technical bravado. But though this is a step up from the usual teen snuff-movie fare, it still very much wanes more than it waxes. And “Tourist Trap of Wax” would be a more honest title. D+--Frank Swietek
There are plenty of unsettling images, but nothing sensible to connect them together. And, except for a portion of the hard-core horror fan base, that's not a good enough reason to see a motion picture.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
The graphics-heavy climax and requisite final scare are laughable. Ultimately, though, House is a lot like Hilton's pet Chihuahuas: harmless. --Tyler Hanley
It seems everyone involved forgot they were supposed to be reinventing the original House of Wax and instead opted to produce a sequel to the 2003 Hillbilly Slasher flick Wrong Turn... --B. Alan Orange (MovieWeb)
...has a few really nifty effects, including the final battle between the few surviving kids and the wax-obsessed madman. And you’ve got to give the filmmakers credit for actually showing the gore instead of cutting away right before or as the killings are taking place. But as gory as it is, “House of Wax” isn't really all that scary. The frights are few and far between and in order to get to the scary scenes, you have to wade through a bunch of boring filler. C+--Rebecca Murray (About.com)
Not only does House of Wax fail to live up to it’s predecessor, but makes a painful mockery of the classic horror genre in every way possible. Not even the skills of incredibly talented Paris Hilton can save this train wreck from crashing.  --Nick Reed
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Charles Belden
House of Wax, Mystery of the Wax Museum, Charlie Chan at the Opera | Chad Hayes
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