The Home

First I think this is one of Pete Davidsons better performances. He portrays a young man upset with the world and torn up from the loss of his older brother.

The first half of the movie is slow but sets a decent atmosphere. Making you question if anything is really wrong or if old folks homes are just that creepy. Just as the movie was starting to lose me the second half kicks in and starts answering questions and hooking you.

Then that finale just goes bonkers. Great finish was worth the watch.

WARNING lots of eye stuff.

Any avid horror watcher knows that horror movies rarely if ever go above the 6 point score on imdb. My score is based on rating within the genre.

A solid performance by the lead that makes us care for him, great story, solid effects. The movie relies more on disturbing images and sounds than cheap jump scares.

The movie starts with an interesting mystery that slowly unravels, this does drag on a bit in the middle but gives a more than satisfactory conclusion.

Definitely worth a watch for horror enthusiasts.

The Home delivers a surprisingly gripping story with a plot twist that keeps you hooked until the end. The tension feels real, almost as if you're experiencing the events yourself. Pete Davidson stands out with a strong performance, and the entire cast brings the story to life with believable acting and great chemistry.

This movie keeps you engaged from start to finish and is definitely worth the watch. If you enjoy thrillers with unexpected turns and a sense of realism, The Home delivers on all fronts without overcomplicating the plot. Highly recommended.

That should be the name of the movie.

I watched The Home as this week's secret screening selection. I knew nothing about it but I love horror movies. Yet it turned out to be the type where the horror comes entirely from grossing you out; from trying to be as nasty as possible in order to make you uncomfortable and unsettled.

I'm sorry, but that type of horror is garbage. And I promise I'm not sensitive. I prefer rated R movies. I love carnage candy. And I'm familiar with body horror... The Substance is my favorite movie of last year. But The Home is disgusting in a completely pointless and unscary way.

Aside from that, the acting and dialogue are awful. And the tension building, creepiness and jump scares are useless.

This is one of the extremely rare times I left the theater. I couldn't make it past the 40 minute mark. I was getting nothing from it. The only reason I gave it 2 out of 10 is some pretty great practical effects.

(1 viewing, early screening Mystery Movie Monday 7/21/2025)

One of the most common themes in horror movies is that things aren't what they seem. That gets taken to the extreme in "The Home", starring Pete Davidson as a young man having to do community service in a retirement facility, only to discover that there's more than meets the eye (and that last part isn't just a metaphor).

This is the second horror movie in which I've seen Davidson, after "Bodies Bodies Bodies". Both have political themes, the former having looked at people whose obsession with their online images leads to disastrous consequences. Not what you'd expect for a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, but I'd say that he's doing good work. Not a masterpiece, but worth seeing.