Even though the plot is so convoluted you cannot really take the film seriously there is still a lot to enjoy in this Bourne-like thriller - it’s daft but it still delivers enough twists to satisfy.

We have had the sweet child from hell stories before, but in this latest version of a well-worked tale we have it with some style and a fine appreciation of decent character development and adult requirements.

A film with tiresome IT-girl Paris Hilton can't be any good, can it? It can't. House of Wax, a re-make of the old 1950s Vincent Price horror is dismal.