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House Party: Tonight's the Night (2013)
House Party Five? More like House Party ALIVE
This film is visceral. This film is energized. This film is shocking, This film is a winner. I'd seen the other installments in the House Party saga, and found them to be decently entertaining but contrived films that declined in quality as the series progressed. With this in mind, I'm sure you can understand my trepidation in agreeing to spend my time and money on this picture, but a perceptive friend of mine talked me into it- and boy, am I grateful. Right from the opening scene, I could tell that this was my kind of film. The performances from those two actors were so real, so gritty- achieving a significance the first House Party fell short of realizing. The cinematography left me agape: lush vegetation surrounding suburban homes one could only call the epitome of visual perfection captured with beautiful attention to details of light, shadow, and angle. The cameo from Kid 'n' Play shocked me- my friend had to ask me to calm down and gave me a Valium- but once it set in I realized that I found the scene quite heartwarming. I'll certainly be keeping an eye out for Mr. Scott's next picture. With this film, he has breathed life into a dying franchise, and I couldn't be more thankful, having recommended this underrated gem personally to all of my Facebook friends. I hope they don't screw this up with the next installment. Here's hoping for a new generation of insightful, heartwarming, and beautiful House Party films. Remember everyone: avenge Gotham city!