Quartile rating: 3.5/10 · 1 rating
A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.
The Open House is widely criticized for its incoherent plot, unexplained antagonist, and deeply unsatisfying non-ending that offers zero resolution or explanation. The setup of a grieving family moving into a stranger's home during open house weekends had modest promise but the execution is deeply flawed. The acting is passable but unremarkable. Cinematography is competent but generic horror visuals. The film offers nothing distinctive or novel in the home invasion/thriller space, recycling familiar tropes without adding anything memorable. The ending is among the most reviled in recent Netflix horror history, feeling like the filmmakers simply gave up.