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Immediately after watching THE TORTURED a horror film whose main function relies upon a shock twist ending I caught this horror thriller entitled HOME SWEET HOME which also relies upon a shock twist ending . Despite the flaws to THE TORTURED it does feel nicely paced and structured but HSH suffers from being stretched out

The film opens with the camera voyeuristically roaming through the McAndrew house . The occupants aren't at home but an intruder is and spends the next twenty minutes walking around the house . Yes for twenty tedious minutes the audience are asked to watch a man walking around the inside of a house . Most relationships these days don't last twenty minutes so it's a chore watching twenty minutes of film where nothing happens and one wonders if the film is trying to kill it's audience through boredom . By the time the McAndrews do arrive home you might be beyond caring . That's if you're still conscious of course

The next hour of the film revolves around Sara McAndrew trying to escape the clutches of the masked intruder and being a horror film we're getting anything in the way of character motive or character development , we're asked to watch a woman in danger try and escape the hands of a masked menace . As I said it does try and have a twist surprise at the end but the rest of the film doesn't really have the legs to carry it that far and would have worked much better as a 15 minute short

Can I give this a ZERO? Pointless...No story. Hardly any talking. Just a few jumps and lots of blood. What a waste of time. There's an hour an a half I'll never get back!

I've just seen this movie today in Lyon during the (tremendous) "Hallucinations Collectives" festival, presented by the author David Morlet himself. The session promised to be pleasant and I watched it in good mood. But I eventually felt sorry for him because I've found nothing good in this movie ! The whole scenario is only a tiny short movie pitch. The very few characters have no personality, I had no single reason to get attached to these caricatures of normality. The bad guy has no motivation, except the usual thrill of impunity, easy way to provide free horror. But there is actually no horror here, nothing traumatic. Despite the "home invasion" subject, which carries very strong intimate fears, the directing provides no tension, no suspense, no surprise. There actually is a final twist, but evidences are sown several minutes ahead and spoil the thing. The overall treatment is sooo slow that you really have plenty of time to think about this ending ! Needless to say I found no second degree, no subtext, no fantasy or message of any kind. In a few words, to me this movie is bad and cheap.

"Home Sweet Home" is nice take on the "Home Invasion" genre. The film is structured quite differently than most other horror films. The beginning of this film is a lengthy and quite creepy sequence where the villain breaks into the home, checks it out, and settles in for the evening. There is real tension for the return of the owners and they do show up -- a young married couple coming home after an evening at the theater. They settle in briefly and then the uninvited guest makes his appearance known...

"Home Sweet Home" is way more effective than you'd expect. Part of it is the structure -- unlike many horror film, it doesn't spend 45 minutes making us try to know the victims. I know filmmakers to this in an attempt to make us like the victims and not want bad things to happen to them, but all too often it just makes them annoying. This film does it right -- the entire home invasion concept is enough to make us fear for the couple, and when they prove, after a brief time, to be a pleasant enough couple then BAM! It's on!

Lots to like about this flick. Unlike so many horror films, this film is well-lit and you can clearly see everything that is happening. The acting is outstanding all around. Much of the film is centered around the psycho versus the wife, and the actors nail it. Shaun Benson, in a virtually silent role, is creepy as the invader. And Meghan Heffern is wonderful as the terrorized wife -- you can really feel the fear. Many of the questions that you think are going to be left dangling are answered in a clever ending, so that means that from its creepy unconventional beginning to its shocking ending "Home Sweet Home" is a success.

Greatest flick ever? Nope. But definitely worth checking out.

I'm the kind of viewer who can suspend disbelief for even the worst of movies, as long as there is SOME kind of redeeming quality by the end...

there was absolutely none in this utter time waster.

it seems to attempt to create "tension" by dragging out useless scenes throughout the entire movie, and just creates a frustrating experience, where even the simplest scene takes like 15 minutes to get through.

the infuriating pacing set in the intro does not improve or pay off in any way, so if you hate it by the first few minutes, don't bother wasting any more of your time; it does not get ANY better.

not the worst movie ever made, but certainly the worst movie I've seen in at least the last two years.

A young married couple comes home from a date night to discover that they are imprisoned in their own house with a methodical killer inside.

Very slow build up while the dude is alone in the house. Directed so that you don't see his face as he roams from room to room getting the lay of the land.

The entire front end is creepy. Then the people come home and the tension is high. Especially the entire scene where the wife is in the shower.T this point we were about a little more than a third into the film so I wondered where the movie was going to take us when mommy gets in the cheerleader outfit.

Let's just say it doesn't go well.

Much of the last quarter of the film is relatively predictable. And how could it be otherwise? It's hard to pull off this kind of film in a unique way. But they get points for trying. And guess what? They pull off the surprise ending of the century.

I read a few good reviews about this one and decided to watch it. Now I want those 80 minutes of my life back..those 80 minutes that I spent on watching the disaster of a movie, which is Home sweet home. The beginning shows a mysterious man ,who is the invader and whose face is revealed only in the end,that too for a split second. The beginning itself drags for so long..if I'd known this earlier,I'd taken a quick nap through it. You feel the pressure build up a bit,then you are on the border of getting bored,then you are just plain bored..and even then,the movie is still dragging towards some "twist". An hour into the movie,and then you see some action,which is quite horrible ,but by then,you are so fed up,you don't care.There's "the" twist in the end,but I don't think even the actors cared about that one. It tries to give an art house film feel and that too,a boring one and yes,it succeeds at that.

The first 20 minutes of this film are incredibly tasteful. I can't stress how perfect the shots and camera angles are. As you watch, you can feel the fear building up inside you. The stress of the situation just completely floods your brain as you watch and wait for whatever your imagination can come up with. And then, all of a sudden, I saw the cheerleading outfit. I started to remember the trailer I posted for this film about a month ago and my excitement for fear quickly faded. But I kept watching… First off, the dude's mask, not gonna lie, pretty creepy. Secondly, the scenes with the killer doing his thing, slowly torturing and humiliating his victims were pretty terrifying. So I kept watching and to my surprise, an ending that knocked me right off my feet. I shook my head, shrugged my shoulders and realized I could only say one thing. You can't judge a film by its trailer. Home Sweet Home is surprisingly a good little indie thriller/horror that definitely deserves a little attention.

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Lot of people pick on this movie because its low budget and has a small cast. It is definitely not as bloody as a lot of horror flicks, but the attention to detail is there if you like crime stuff. As far as spooky movies go, most gory horror movies don't do much for me, but this one is well acted, has good intensity and buildup. Damn good movie in my book. The start of the movie is kind of slow, but it needs to be to get the plot set up just right. All the characters were well thought out and played their rolls well. Props were good, and the set was very well done, it really made you feel like you were in the house. Definitely recommended.

First off I need to say this, the cinematography is the best part of this movie. It's honestly better then it needed to be. The movie starts off with a bunch of annoying fake jump scares but they seem to die down and the real horror starts at the mid point. The gore is well done. The acting is fine for slasher standards. Overall, and okay horror film that's a good time burner.