A Haunted House 2013

Tom Russo, Boston Globe: You might chuckle at Wayans huddled in the tub, frantically trying to scrub himself clean of something slightly more earthly-freaky than evil spirits. But watching him get it on with stuffed animals? Ick. Read more

James Rocchi, MSN Movies: Mean-spirited, badly made and unfunny is one set of disasters; adding in storytelling incompetence adds to the catastrophe. Read more

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: If the opening gag in your R-rated movie is an extended flatulence joke you should reconsider whether you're qualified to make such a movie. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: The craftsmanship here isn't just lacking, it's nonexistent, and the found-footage conceit is little more than a rickety structure to house an endless gauntlet of hackneyed jokes involving sex, flatulence, pot, and feces. Read more

Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: Harkens back to the initial days of the oughties spoof craze, when screenwriters actually lampooned film genres rather than whatever the hell happened to catch their eye on YouTube as they sought inspiration. Read more

Jordan Hoffman, Film.com: The homophobia that saturates [this film] is no mere joking around. It comes from a place of hate and [the filmmakers] must be held accountable. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: This parody of Paranormal Activity and other found-footage horror films too often substitutes raunch for wit. Read more

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: There are vague hints that the story is "really" about the difficulties and anxiety of commitment, but then one of many variations on a fart joke distracts from any actual idea. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Along comes Marlon Wayans to do in A Haunted House what he once did in Scary Movie. And do it much, much worse. Read more

Josh Tapper, Toronto Star: A movie that offends every moral sensibility but delivers few comedic rewards. Read more

Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: Disrespect is the name of the game for this flat, by-the-numbers Paranormal Activity spoof, which suggests that letting your girlfriend move in with you is pretty much tantamount to opening the gates of hell. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: A frenetic and freewheeling satirical comedy that only sporadically scores a bull's-eye while aiming at easy targets. Read more

Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice: Does it even qualify as a movie? Why did it take two people to write and cost $2.5 million to make? Read more