My quick rating – 5.8/10. The Home kicks off like your standard creepy retirement home flick, but let me tell you, this thing does not stay in its rocking chair for long. Pete Davidson plays Max, a foster kid with a troubled past who lands a job at a retirement home because clearly nothing bad ever happens in old buildings with locked floors you’re told never to visit. Within about five minutes on the job, Max realizes something is off. And by “off,” I mean the residents and caretakers act like they’ve wandered in from a different, much weirder movie.
The only other character that really stood out to me was Lou (John Glover), one of the residents. He’s basically the guy you want to be when you’re older—sharp, a little complicated, and not afraid to stir the pot. Glover makes him memorable, even when the film itself starts tripping over its own shoelaces.
For a good hour, The Home plays the long game with lots of creepy corridors, strange experiments, body-horror teasers, and a whole lot of “what the hell is going on here?” Unfortunately, it also drags its feet a bit. By the 60-minute mark, I was starting to wonder if I’d accidentally signed up to watch a documentary about suspicious retirement facilities. But then, oh boy, the movie smashes the gas pedal.
The second half is where this thing completely loses its mind in the best way. Grotesque procedures gone wrong, violence that feels as satisfying as scratching a week-old mosquito bite, and Pete Davidson traversing twists that actually tie back to Max’s foster-care past.. It’s messy, loud, and kind of wonderful.
And then there’s the finale. If you thought this was going to be a quiet, somber meditation on aging—think again. The ending is bonkers: it’s brutal, funny, and filled with buckets of blood It’s the kind of payoff that makes you forget the middle stretch nearly put you to sleep. Davidson looks like he’s having the time of his life wading through carnage
The Home might take its sweet time getting started, but when it finally lets loose, it’s like someone turned on the blender without the lid. The slow-burn mystery turns into a full-on bloodbath, and Davidson proves he’s surprisingly comfortable leading a horror flick. It’s uneven, it’s nuts, and by the end, it’s a ride worth taking
Amazon, along with these streamers, has this for matinee pricing.
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