Film Review – House at the End of the Street

As Hollywood anoints Jennifer Lawrence as the Next Big Thing, there’s
some unfinished business to tend to before she bathes in her “Hunger
Games” franchise success or tastes Oscar glory with the upcoming “Silver
Linings Playbook,” and its name is “House at the End of the Street.”
Shot before her stint as Katniss in “The Hunger Games,” this B-list
thriller reminds the world of more humble time for the actress, when she
had to take any job that slipped into view, establishing her name with
traditional genre career steps. It’s a terrible picture, but it’s hard
to fault the star for its failure, as she delivers a performance best
described as “embarrassed,” while the rest of the effort dissolves into
an insipid bore with nearly a third of its running time devoted to an
easily escapable situation. I hope Lawrence takes some time today to hug
her “Catching Fire” producers for her good fortune. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com