Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help in this spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.
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.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan 2013
rotten:
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.
– Tom Russo,
Boston Globe,
13 Jan 2013
rotten:
Does it even qualify as a movie? Why did it take two people to write and cost $2.5 million to make?
– Sherilyn Connelly,
Village Voice,
15 Jan 2013
rotten:
A movie that offends every moral sensibility but delivers few comedic rewards.
– Josh Tapper,
Toronto Star,
24 Jan 2013
rotten:
Along comes Marlon Wayans to do in A Haunted House what he once did in Scary Movie. And do it much, much worse.