{"id":12599,"date":"2025-07-25T13:34:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T17:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=12599"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:23:52","slug":"the-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2025\/07\/25\/the-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Home<\/strong> (2025)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roadside Attractions\/Horror\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 95 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated R (strong bloody violence and gore, language, some sexual content)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: James DeMonaco\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: James DeMonaco and Adam Cantor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Nathan Whitehead\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Anastas N. Michos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: July 25, 2025 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Pete Davidson, John Glover, Bruce Altman, Ethan Phillips, Nathalie Schmidt, Marilee Talkington, Jagger Nelson.<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0Teen audiences will likely flock to the recently rebooted I Know What You Did Last Summer, a horror film that\u2019s really more of a date movie with gore. True horror fans who want something more than a bunch of dimwitted young people getting sliced and diced might want to check out The Home<\/strong>, a wild and gory fright ride from James DeMonaco, the guy who wrote and directed the first three Purge movies. It takes a while to really get rolling, but it rocks once it does.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Pete Davidson (SNL) stars as Max, a troubled young man still dealing with the trauma of his foster brother\u2019s suicide when he was a child. A talented artist, he uses his gift to deface public property with graffiti. His latest arrest might have resulted in prison if not for his foster dad\u2019s intervention with the judge. Instead, he sentenced to community service as a janitor at a retirement home. He\u2019s welcomed warmly by staff and residents, but is specifically told to stay off the fourth floor. It\u2019s off limits. It\u2019s reserved for patients with severe problems. He often hears screams through the air vents. Naturally, Max disobeys the directive and ventures up there to have a look. He\u2019s attacked by a crazy old man which results in a reprimand from the head doctor Sabian (Altman, Running Scared).<\/p>\n

\u00a0Let\u2019s cut right to the chase. There\u2019s something sinister going on in that place. A patient who tries to warn Max ends up dead. He stumbles across a private chat room where a distorted figure also warns him about the danger of his new workplace. Max realizes he has to help the residents. It isn\u2019t long before he gets in over his head.<\/p>\n

\u00a0That\u2019s all I want to say about the plot of The Home<\/strong>. To say more would be all kinds of wrong. Why deprive you of the pleasure of watching it unfold? The screenplay by DeMonaco and Adam Cantor is twisty and twisted. You\u2019re never quite sure where they\u2019re taking you and once you think you have it figured out, they make an unexpected turn into Crazy Town. I didn\u2019t have it figured out until the big reveal and even then I was like \u201cHUH?!\u201d It\u2019s that insane. Then there\u2019s the finale, an impressive bloody set-piece right out of an Evil Dead movie (minus Deadites).<\/p>\n

\u00a0Davidson normally plays comedic roles in movies like The King of Staten Island (2020), The Suicide Squad (2021) and Dumb Money (2023). He also appeared in the 2022 horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies. The Home<\/strong> marks the first time he plays the lead in a non-comedy. I give him credit for stepping outside of his comfort zone. He does a pretty good as a young dude beaten down by life. He\u2019s all but given up on himself when he\u2019s given a final chance to get his s*** together. His fear and anxiety as he gets to the truth of his situation feels genuine. The actor-comedian\u2019s real-life past as a stoner (he openly admits to being a regular marijuana user) comes in handy here.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The coolest performance in The Home<\/strong> comes from John Glover (52 Pick-Up) as a resident whose friendliness might be a fa\u00e7ade. It\u2019s always great to see him. The actor oozes evil and menace in almost every role he plays. It comes through here. Altman is also good as the doctor with a checkered past. Yes, I\u2019ll give you that much, but only because it\u2019s obvious from his first scene that he\u2019s not to be trusted.<\/p>\n

\u00a0DeMonaco imbues The Home<\/strong> with creepy atmosphere and palpable dread. You know that Max is going to find himself in the middle of a sinister situation. Like many a horror film protagonist, he keeps on putting his nose where it doesn\u2019t belong, going places where he shouldn\u2019t and asking questions that shouldn\u2019t be asked. It\u2019s only a matter of time before it\u2019s too late to stop. The gore effects are very grisly and very good. DeMonaco doesn\u2019t hold back. When somebody falls from a window and gets impaled on a fence, it\u2019s shown in gory detail. Then there\u2019s that ending. WOW! It\u2019s beautifully messy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Home<\/strong> is a solid horror movie albeit one with a few pacing issues and a high unbelievability factor. It\u2019s OTT even for the genre. That\u2019s what\u2019s so cool about this movie. DeMonaco goes all in and gives audiences a ride they won\u2019t forget. It\u2019s like a trip through an asylum run by the patients. If you like your entertainment with a generous side of insane, The Home<\/strong> is the movie for you.\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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