Overview: In “House Party”, aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon (Tosin Cole) and Kevin (Jacob Latimore) are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads — and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners — the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away.

In a ‘What the hell?’ move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than LeBron James. No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?

DVD Verdict: For those unaware, House Party is a remake of the 1990 film of the same name and is directed by Calmatic, who himself is more known for directing music videos by various music artists.

The plot is about Damon (Tosin Cole), who is himself not financially strong. In fact, his financial situation is so bad that he can hardly afford to pay for his house anymore. So together with his friend Kevin (Jacob Latimore), they try 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.

Now, sure, 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 film being directed by Calmatic (the aforementioned music video clip artist), this remake has also clearly been written, and influenced, by other musical writers. And as much as these writers have done more in the way of short musical TV stuff before, here on this feature-length film, they do come together well, if not wholly.

Indeed, it is so very obvious that they collectively know how to process their musical knowledge well, and appropriately, in this remake, and with comedy that responds to this.

That said, and although it cannot sustain the sometimes-riotous comedy elements throughout, Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore do manage to carry the film as the leads, but a better written script, and a plot that didn’t feature just so many corny plot holes, most assuredly would have heightened their overall control of this quite rhythmic movie.

Oh, and you also, as you might well have expected, get some rather entertaining cameos from famous people, especially people from the music world. Sure, most of these people get little to do with their time in the movie, besides providing some extra comedy, but it works for those most precious of quip moments.

In conclusion, House Party is a fun and nostalgic romp, and as much as it doesn’t quite live up to the original, it is definitely its very own musically-comedic beast (and that’s all that we could have asked for in this remake, is it not?).

Get your VIP ticket for the hottest event of the year when “House Party”, the remix to the fan-favorite ‘90s classic, arrives for purchase Digitally on January 31. The film is directed by Calmatic in his feature film directorial debut and is written by Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover. The film will also be available to purchase on Blu-ray and DVD beginning on February 14th, 2023.

1. On January 31st, 2023, “House Party” will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home for $24.99 and for 48-hour rental via PVOD for $19.99 SRP on participating digital platforms where you purchase movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu.

2. On February 14th, 2023, “House Party” will be available to purchase on Blu-ray and DVD online and in-store at major retailers. “House Party” will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

“House Party” | Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment