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Doghouse (2009)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:9

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: An amateurish, unfunny and unscary British horror-comedy that could be accused of misogyny.

US Box Office: $0

Starring: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke

Starring: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke

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Doghouse is a very entertaining time-waster and definitely one for the boys %u2013 break out the beers and just have some fun.

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment Comment
10/07/09
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

Female zombies are the perfect excuse to show women being beaten up by men. In its trashy way, the film has just enough exuberance to be classified as harmless.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
06/16/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

A dim zombie comedy.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
06/16/09
Jason Solomons
Jason Solomons
Observer [UK]

You could say that this is one step up from the ghastly Lesbian Vampire Killers, since it suggests they are getting what they deserve from the other sex. But that step is a short one.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
06/16/09
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

A grotesque misogynistic romp, Doghouse is too laddish and corny to even hold a candle to the witty Shaun Of The Dead. Perhaps Lesbian Vampire Killers wasn’t so bad after all.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
06/12/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

The magic ingredient here is Dan Schaffer’s sly script, which constantly undercuts the film’s inherently sexist premise.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/12/09
Nigel Floyd
Nigel Floyd
Time Out

Like going on a stag-do with people you hate, this beta-male bilge is far too Neanderthal to do much more than drag its knuckles on the ground and sniff the rears of other, better films.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
06/12/09
Matt Glasby
Matt Glasby
Channel 4 Film

Jake West’s low-budget British movie Doghouse is so jaw-droppingly bonkers that it actually deserves to be seen.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
06/12/09
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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The acting's just awful, the misogyny undeniable, but the odd flash of Shaun of the Dead-style inventiveness means you forgive it buckets.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
06/12/09
Catherine Shoard
Catherine Shoard
Guardian [UK]
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“On the piss. On the pull. On the menu”, quoth the poster, but munching on Dyer looks like it might pose a health risk even for the undead. Hideous, all of it.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
06/12/09
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

It sounds like a straight-to-DVD stinker doesn't it? It's pleasantly surprising to report therefore, that Doghouse isn't one of the worst films of the year and is in fact a hilarious, PC brigade-baiting romp.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
06/12/09
Alex Fletcher
Alex Fletcher
Digital Spy

A sexist, unoriginal but entertaining bit of fun. And isn¹t that exactly what you want some Saturday nights?

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06/12/09
Jane Crowther
Jane Crowther
Heat Magazine

The sort of testosterone-fuelled Brit-pic tailor-made for a profanity-filled viewing through the beer-goggles on a Friday after a curry and a belly-full of ale.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
06/12/09
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

A brisk, lurid and funny bit of popcorn tat.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
06/12/09
Jane Crowther
Jane Crowther
Total Film

A nicely gory comedy-horror flick that is a diverting bit of lads' entertainment.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
06/12/09
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

Daft but fun.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
06/12/09
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

If Shaun of the Dead is the gold standard of British zombie comedy, and Lesbian Vampire Killers is a tin-plated knock-off, then Doghouse must be ... Ratners.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
06/12/09
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Trashy, frequently silly, but no less enjoyable, this British horror comedy is never particularly scary, but it has some nice ideas and delivers several big laughs.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
06/12/09
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It's far too cheesy to be either scary or funny.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
06/12/09
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Doghouse looks as if it was knocked out in a day by amateurs, as the afternoon activity on a not-very-good stag do.

Full Review Source: News of the World | comment Comment
06/12/09
Robbie Collin
Robbie Collin
News of the World
 
 
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