A Dose of Terror: Home Sweet Home
A DOSE OF TERROR: Home Sweet Home
by Steve Wood
This week’s instalment is Home Sweet Home, a good ol’ fashioned home invasion flick, which everyone can relate to. Sure, these movies are a dime a dozen now a days, but not all of them are effective. This one doesn’t fall flat, as it is very well done.
A man enters a home, disconnects the alarm unit, screws the windows shut, puts on a jumpsuit and mask, and simply waits for the family to come home. There isn’t anything else needed in terms of plot for this type of movie.
As date night ends for this husband and wife, they come home and plan to get down and dirty since their baby is away. There is a message on the answering machine from the local sheriff stating that he has looked into the possible trespassing report from earlier in the day, and encourages the family not to worry as it was probably nothing.
All hell breaks loose from here.
Sure the movie has its faults, like any home invasion movie does, but the fault here is minor; the woman can’t keep quiet enough to maintain a hiding place. This always happens, and it’s annoying every time.
That brings me to the killer, who is nameless, and we never see his face until the last couple minutes. There is no motive, he doesn’t want anything from the family, and he only says one sentence to them the entire time. There is also a fantastic twist at the end of this that left me asking many questions.
While the Spanish film Secuestrados (Kidnapped) is easily my top home invasion flick, this would be in second place, no question.
You can find this on Netflix streaming.
GRADES:
Violence – B
Realism – A
Suspense – A
Nudity – F