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THE HOUSE OF YES is a hilarious home-for-the-holidays comedy, about four frightful family members knocking around a giant house in the suburbs of D.C., in the middle of the night, in the middle of a hurricane. Let's see, there's Sis (Parker Posey), a former mental patient who thinks she's Jackie O. and who wants to sleep with her older brother (Josh Hamilton), like they used to. Trouble is that Bro has brought his fiancee with him, a sweet-but-stupid waitress (Tori Spelling) who attracts the attention of the equally dim-wit- ted younger brother (Freddie Prinze Jr.). And, through it all, there's Mom (Genevieve Bujold), rolling her eyes at everyone's an- tics and then leaving the room to go hide the kitchen knives. No, you can't believe a minute of it, but the dialogue is delicious and almost all of the performers hit bulls-eyes. (Only Hamilton is a wash. He brings nothing to his part.) Written and directed by Mark Waters, from the stage play by Wendy MacLeod. (Rated "R"/85 min.) Grade: B Copyright 1997 Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros
Originally posted to triangle.movies in MOVIE HELL: November 9, 1997