The Home – FrightFest 2025 Movie Review
First Reaction – The Home is a deeply twisted story with a shocking revelation.
Where to Watch
The Home is available on Digital Platforms 22 August and on DVD & Blu-ray 29 September. Distributed by Signature Entertainment.
Director: James DeMonaco
Writer: James DeMonaco, Adam Cantor (Screenplay)
Cast
- Pete Davidson (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
- John Glover (Scrooged)
- Victor Williams (The Affair)
- Bruce Altman (Running Scared)
- Ethan Phillips (The Island)
Plot: Follows Max, who realizes that the residents and caretakers in the retirement home he started working at hide sinister secrets.
Runtime: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Home starts when struggling man Max (Davidson) is forced to face the consequences of his criminal ways. He is sent to be a caretaker for a residential home. However, strange events begin happening around the home and Max begins to investigate.
The deeper Max investigates the home, the much darker secret he uncovers. However, it becomes something far more disturbing than he ever imagined.
Verdict on The Home
Recap
The movie follows a trouble man giving one final shot to turn his life around. He must work at the local residential home but quickly learns about the disturbing secret happening within the walls.
Best Parts
This is a movie which thrives in confusing the audience and leaves us with a serious of shocking events. It keeps us wondering what to believe before giving us one of the more shocking reveals. This has a nice message, but one of the most violent endings in any film this year. Most of the performances are great with the exception of one who never feels in the right place.
Worst Parts
This movie tends to struggle with Pete Davidson in the leading role, he is never convincing in anything that happened. He never feels as scared as many other actors in horror movies. On the other side of thing, we could say there are too many attempts to bring a twist to the table.
Final Thoughts –The Home is a twisted story, with a violent outcome.
