{"id":2083087,"date":"2026-08-07T06:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2083087"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:59:37","slug":"the-last-house-review-lockdown-horror-as-thrilling-as-making-sourdough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2083087","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Last House\u2019 review: lockdown horror as thrilling as making sourdough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Last-House-Netflix.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-3332206\" class=\"post-3332206 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_71 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Last-House-Netflix-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"&apos;The Last House&apos; review\" title=\"Last House Netflix\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Noah Sosnowski and Riley Chung in &#8216;The Last House&#8217;. CREDIT: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_72\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_73  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_75  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>Reviews<\/span><span>Film Reviews<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_77 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_77\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018The Last House\u2019 review: lockdown horror as thrilling as making sourdough<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_78 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A malevolent spirit traps a family in their own home, leading to some frustratingly grim melodrama<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_review_overall tdi_79 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<table class=\"td-review td-fix-index\">\n<tr class=\"td-review-footer rate_stars\">\n<td class=\"td-review-score\">\n<div class=\"td-review-overall\">\n<div class=\"td-review-final-score\">2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_80 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_80\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_81 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-07T07:59:37+01:00\">7th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_82\" class=\"tdc-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_83  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong class=\"dropcap big-read-dropcap\">A<\/strong>\u00a0relentless storm may seem like a treat for those of us going through a heatwave-heavy summer but this new Netflix thriller turns bad weather into a fight for survival.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Last House<\/em> stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as a married couple with two children, hurrying home as heavy rains descend on their seaside town. Other than a few wet clothes, they think nothing of it until they go to leave and find themselves sealed inside their house. Turns out everyone else on their street is in the same predicament and with no internet or phone signal available, they do their best to occupy themselves until the problem is resolved. Things become more desperate when the force holding them hostage turns out to be malevolent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The best films of 2026\u2026 so far!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The film initially asks the audience to imagine what they would do if they found themselves trapped inside their house with no idea of when they would be able to leave. It\u2019s an odd question to pose in a post-COVID world but director Louis Leterrier (<i>The Incredible Hulk, Fast X<\/i>) builds a more extreme scenario as the mystery around just what is keeping them there grows.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, aside from prodding residual lockdown trauma, the story runs out of ideas very quickly. After nine minutes of set-up, the majority of the film is a grim family melodrama as we watch our four underwritten heroes deal with a lack of food and character development. There\u2019s no sense of any personal journeying here, with everyone simply reacting to the things happening to them before moving onto the next horror. Vast portions of the movie feel like you\u2019re locked inside with them, enduring numerous montages with no social commentary to give any depth to the overall concept.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last House | Greta Lee and Wagner Moura | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MLxgaz2Zp1k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Eventually, the reason why they are being kept inside is revealed \u2013 although by that point any tension has slowed to a nagging irritability. Films with limited settings tend to rely on a strong script or a complex mystery but neither emerge in a movie that feels like something M. Night Shyamalan might have sketched out and discarded. Some well-choreographed action is brought in at the end, with all the cast throwing themselves into the set pieces, but it is scant reward for the patience required.<\/p>\n<p>Both stars come to this movie with strong reputations as actors who can pour emotion into the right roles \u2013 Lee has been stunning in films such as 2023\u2019s<i> Past Lives<\/i>, while Moura received an Oscar nomination for February\u2019s gripping political thriller <i>The Secret Agent<\/i>. A better script would have let them showcase their characters\u2019 interior emotions or the psychological scarring from isolation but as it is, this talented duo is left flailing against the current, grappling with ill-defined roles that simply require them to survive the conditions they find themselves in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>A poorly conceived mystery with a payoff that isn\u2019t worth the wait, <i>The Last House<\/i> may provide some thrills for survival horror enthusiasts but it\u2019s ultimately more sombre than scary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"game-review-verdict\">\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Louis Leterrier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring:<\/strong> Greta Lee, Wagner Moura<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> Out now (on Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 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It\u2019s an odd question to pose in a post-COVID world but director Louis Leterrier (<i>The Incredible Hulk, Fast X<\/i>) builds a more extreme scenario as the mystery around just what is keeping them there grows.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, aside from prodding residual lockdown trauma, the story runs out of ideas very quickly. After nine minutes of set-up, the majority of the film is a grim family melodrama as we watch our four underwritten heroes deal with a lack of food and character development. There\u2019s no sense of any personal journeying here, with everyone simply reacting to the things happening to them before moving onto the next horror. Vast portions of the movie feel like you\u2019re locked inside with them, enduring numerous montages with no social commentary to give any depth to the overall concept.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last House | Greta Lee and Wagner Moura | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MLxgaz2Zp1k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Eventually, the reason why they are being kept inside is revealed \u2013 although by that point any tension has slowed to a nagging irritability. Films with limited settings tend to rely on a strong script or a complex mystery but neither emerge in a movie that feels like something M. Night Shyamalan might have sketched out and discarded. 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A better script would have let them showcase their characters\u2019 interior emotions or the psychological scarring from isolation but as it is, this talented duo is left flailing against the current, grappling with ill-defined roles that simply require them to survive the conditions they find themselves in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>A poorly conceived mystery with a payoff that isn\u2019t worth the wait, <i>The Last House<\/i> may provide some thrills for survival horror enthusiasts but it\u2019s ultimately more sombre than scary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"game-review-verdict\">\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Louis Leterrier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring:<\/strong> Greta Lee, Wagner Moura<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> Out now (on Netflix)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/film-reviews\/the-last-house-review-netflix-greta-lee-wagner-moura-3961219&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Last-House-Netflix.jpg&#8221;] Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Noah Sosnowski and Riley Chung in &#8216;The Last House&#8217;. CREDIT: Netflix ReviewsFilm Reviews \u2018The Last House\u2019 review: lockdown horror as thrilling as making sourdough A malevolent spirit traps a family in their own home, leading to some frustratingly grim melodrama 2 By Victoria Luxford 7th August 2026 A\u00a0relentless [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2083087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2083087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083087\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2083087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2083087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2083087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}