House Party

House Party is a remake of the 1990 film of the same name. This remake is directed by Calmatic, who himself is more known for directing music videos by various music artists.

The film is about Damon (Tosin Cole), who is not financially strong. In fact, his financial situation is so bad that he can hardly afford to pay for his house anymore. Together with his friend Kevin (Jacob Latimore), she tried to make money cleaning houses.

When they also lose this job, they decide to throw a house party at the last house they cleaned: LeBron James' house. Knowing that LeBron won't be coming home, the two friends throw a big party at his house and try to make money from it. The house party seems to be a financial success at first, but when things start to get out of hand, things change for the two friends.

In addition to the beginning directing work of the more musical video clip director, this remake is also written more by musical writers. The writers have done more writing for a short musical TV film and a series. They know how to process their musical knowledge well and appropriately in this remake with comedy that responds to this. Unfortunately, further comedy comes across less and here it can sometimes be seen that this remake is the work of novice people in the film world. This sometimes makes it seem more like you are suddenly watching images from an animated film or series such as Family Guy. With some more experienced writing and a better comedy background, this movie could have been better and more comedic.

Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore try to carry the film as the leads, but due to the less written script, their characters don't always come out as fun to really follow as the leads. Because of this, you also don't always care about their characters when they find themselves in a new problem again. They also know how to fill the film with entertaining cameos from famous people, especially people from the music world. Most of these people get little to do with their time in the movie besides providing some extra comedy.

The original had heart and some decent laughs in some really funny situations. Kid N Play we're perfect and that movie was just perfect with its supporting cast. Many of those cast members went on to the Friday franchise and relied on humor not stupidity. The music was great and that movie's director went to direct Eddie Murphy's Boomerang.

No clue why they messed with an already perfect low brow comedy that worked. I guess LeBron figured if he puts his name on something it sells. Well, that might work if what he's doing is any good. First he screwed up SpaceJam and now House Party. I gotta quit giving his "entertainment" a chance when it simply sucks.

This time around the director is Known for music videos and is out of his league making movies. This is basically one long music video that relies on its two leads who I guess are real life rappers. They break into LeBron James home and decide to party by inviting everyone. Yup, a multimillionaire's home, in a well to do neighborhood gets invaded by folks we're supposed to believe will have no issues blending in to a wealthy community. Um ya

Anyhow there were a few chuckles and some decent music but not enough to carry 100 minutes. Instead it's like watching a pimp my ride or mtv cribs episode. Even the music just isn't original enough to capture what the 1990 movie had. Im all for a remake, but it's got to be better than the original. Save your money with this one.

"House Party" may have been given a shiny new coat of paint, but it's hard to shake off the feeling that something is missing. The nostalgia is definitely there, with nods to the original film and a star-studded cast, but the heart and soul of the first movie seems to have been lost in the transition. The chemistry between Damon and Kevin is definitely enjoyable, and the party scenes are filled with energy, but the film's attempts to appeal to a new generation come across as forced and inauthentic. The cameos are definitely a highlight, but the jokes and references sometimes fall flat, and the storyline feels a bit too similar to the first movie. Overall, "House Party" is a fun and nostalgic romp, but it doesn't quite live up to the original.

As remakes or tributes go, this missed so many marks. It had so much promise (the concept and original set a high expectation standard). But there were too many cringe worth moments to mention... the anticipated dance, the mock of Full Force, the high DJ, the random fight scene!? It just started off the mark and continued down that track for the entire film. Cameos we're cool, but seemed out of place in such a lacklustre movie.

Some elements were ok, but the attempt to almost one up the original didn't set this film apart or act as a Fitting tribute.

Long story short.... Some things should be left well enough alone, and respected for what it is/was.

House Party is a sacred hood classic, it did NOT need a reboot, and certainly not this terribly scripted, acted, should have been on Tubi film. I want my time back, and the $19.99 that I paid to stream it. Tosin Cole's character, Damon was beyond annoying, he was almost intolerable. I usually enjoy Jacob Latimore, however his character was flat, one dimensional, and predictable. Don't even get me started on Kid Cudi and that whole descent into the underworld of Hollywood, what even was that, and what did it have to do with anything? Also the three guys who were supposed to be the new brothers (Stab, PeeWee, and Zilla) were too over the top. Don't even get me started on LeBron! We get it, you're great, we didn't need this unnecessary reboot to remind us all of your greatness. It was basically a love letter to himself. This film was abysmal. Leave our classics alone, no one asked for this.