House at the End of the Street
Release: September 21, 2012
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games), Elizabeth Shue (Hollow Man), Max Thieriot (My Soul to Take)
Director: Mark Tonderai
Writers: David Loucka (Dream House) and Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
Plot: A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over. – IMDB
Thoughts: Everyone loves a “Girl Next Door” story. And Jennifer Lawrence is so that girl. I like Lawrence. She is a breath of fresh air from the other “Young & Popular” actresses that have been about lately. And she definitely doesn’t do wilting flower so that alone would make this a worthy view. Hopefully this “Girl Next Door” play isn’t all cliché. The preview is appropriately vague and the backwards time schtick is very clever for building intrigue, but I don’t know if it’s a preview gimmick or if it’s going to be a format for the film (that could be interesting). Definitely promises a strong female lead and supporting cast, but will it just resort to chick on chick violence to sell the story?
