IGN by Simon Thompson

The House isn’t quite another Will Ferrell classic but it’s a solid comedy offering that’s well put together and very funny. It’s as smart as it is stupid, it’s very entertaining, it delivers on what you’d expect it to and holds a few neat surprises.

Vox by Abbey White

In the midst of what feels like a dark time, The House offers relief in its assertion that it’s okay to laugh at the lengths to which we must go to get by — up to and including an accidentally severed finger.

Empire by Jimi Famurewa

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.

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

It is a dark, startlingly bloody journey into the bitter, empty, broken heart of the American middle class, a blend of farce and satire built on a foundation of social despair.

TheWrap by Alonso Duralde

You get flashes of the clever comedy this might have been — a funny line here, an amusing bit of business there, the occasional whiff of relevance — but it too often lumbers along, coasting on the backs of some very talented performers.

The Film Stage by John Fink

Mainstream summer comedies are not off to a terribly ambitious start this year and The House is one of the low points thus far.

New York Daily News by Jordan Hoffman

Ferrell, Poehler and Mantzoukas eventually lean into their neo-gangster personas, and the movie takes the easy route, slipping in parodies of “The Sopranos,” “Terminator 2” and even “The Six Million Dollar Man.”

The Guardian by Gwilym Mumford

The exuberant comic talents of Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are largely wasted in this uninspired addition to the frat movie canon, which resembles reheated leftovers of the Hangover, albeit with a curious detour into some heavy bloodletting.

Slant Magazine by Clayton Dillard

The House's limp comedic pieces are only sporadically enlivened by a game cast.

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

It all feels random and slapped together, with seriously under-developed heroes, villains, over-the-top geyser-of-blood violence played for laughs.