Homebound

Yes, it starts off as a normal movie, then slowly migrates into being a little creepy and mysterious, but soon enough it then turns into something totally unrealistic and illogical. And the rabbit hole just goes deeper and deeper until the very end. A good idea, poor execution (without going into any details).

Homebound: Interesting horror film if a bit flawed. Had the feel of a Shirley Jackson tale crossed with The Turn of the Screw A newly married couple, Holly (Aisling Loftus) and Richard (Tom Goodman-Hill) head to the country to meet Richard's ex-wife Nina and children. When they arrive at the stately pile they find that Nina has gone away for a few days so just Richard's teen son, Ralph ( Lukas Rolfe) and daughter Lucia (Hattie Gotobed), along with the younger daughter Anna (Raffiella Chapman) are there to greet them. Richard's mood swings along with the children'e increasingly erratic, even violent behaviour makes Holly feel uneasy. Actually she should have ran away there were so many warning lights flashing. This is a dark, disturbing film, the sprawling old house with it's creepy basement and myriad stairs and corridors adds to the Gothic feel. The violence and threat of violence are very real for most of Homebound. Even in the early scenes Richard cajoles Lucia into breaking the neck of the duck rhey will have for dinner. Richard's later actions suggest that we are dealing with a seriously dysfunctional family. Some reviewers have found the ending unsatisfactory, it is open to a few interpretations though,.also the narrative seems undertold with a 71 minute running time. There is some impressive acting though, especially from the young actors. Written and Directed by Sebastian Godwin. 7/10.

Worth a watch. I saw the 4.2 IMBD rating, iI decided to give a go anyway It was well acted, well produced with almost no plot holes so common in mysteries. The atmosphere is ideal, a creepy but beautiful old house with too many rooms and isolated in the country away from neighbors and city. Iwas favorably surprised at 1/3 through and still at 2/3 through. It wasn't a slow burn (like many of the reviews reported), nearly every little scene advanced the plot enough to keep my interest: I wasn't just waiting for the inevitable or bored by innocuous and unimportant scenes. . By 2/3rds though I suspected the twist (which is pro forma for this genre) and with few alternative directions it wasn't too hard to guess and that was a little disappointing. . But we still enjoy the lead beginning to put the pieces together and remain enthralled about her outcome.. If I were to find a reason to mark it lower, it's because it doesn't have a supernatural component like most Horror genre films. But it's still a horror/mystery film. The biggest let down is that the end is too ambiguous. We're pretty sure how it will conclude, but there's some doubt and that's troubling. Cudos to the teen actors, I found them believable and delightfully creepy..

I had no idea what I was in for here when I sat down to watch the 2021 horror mystery from writer and director Sebastian Godwin. But it being a horror movie, of course, that I hadn't already seen, then I had to sit down and watch it. Of course I did.

Well, I can honestly say that "Homebound" provided me with no entertainment. The storyline told in the movie, as written by Sebastian Godwin, was just not within the scopes of my liking. So it was a very tedious and difficult movie to sit through, especially when taking no enjoyment from the viewing.

There was nothing scary about "Homebound", well aside from how boring the movie was. So for a horror movie, then "Homebound" was a swing and a miss. Sure, if you are entirely new to the horror genre, then I suppose there might be something scary about "Homebound". But for a seasoned horror veteran, then director Sebastian Godwin just simply didn't rise to the task at hand.

The acting performances in the movie were bland. But I believe this to be because that the actors and actresses had so very little to work with in terms of a properly functioning script, and also having to portray one-dimensional characters just didn't help to make the performers shine.

If you enjoy a good horror movie, then "Homebound" is not the best of choices. I wouldn't recommend you wasting your time, money or effort on this movie.

My rating of "Homebound" lands on a two out of ten stars.

This film is a snore fest. I wasted 1 hour and 10 minutes that I could have spent watching something better. A slow burn that builds up to absolutely nothing eventful. I didn't just not like it. I really hated it. It feels like I've been rickrolled.