Let’s be honest. When you hear the namePete Davidson, you don’t think ofhorrormovies, right? You think of things likeSaturday Night Live, Ariana Grande, and the 2020 dramedyThe King of Staten Island. MaybeBodies Bodies Bodiescomes to mind, but his name isn’t exactly synonymous with the genre. Kudos to him for trying something different, though, but unfortunately his new psychological horror flick,The Home, missed the mark with critics upon its release today, earning just a 24% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Ninety-seven torturous minutes of muddled storytelling, tiresome horror tropes and poorly delivered social commentary,” said MovieWeb’s own Mark Keizerin his review ofThe Home, while Robert Daniels from RogerEbert.com added that it’s “a brain-dead horror film whose potential for fun campy excess is undercut by its own self-satisfied twist and its illogical turns.” Joseph Robinson from Fish Jelly Films also wasn’t impressed withThe Home, writing:
“Aside from its blood-soaked, rage-filled ending, The Home is undermined by mid-grade performances, an overly busy narrative, and cheap-looking cinematography, making it a largely forgettable endeavor.”
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Directed by James DeMonaco (the creator ofThe Purgefranchise),The Homestars Davidson as Max, a rebellious young man sentenced to community service at a quiet retirement home. While the residents on the fourth floor are strictly off-limits due to their requirements for “special care,” Max begins to suspect that something isn’t right. As his suspicions grow, and he digs deeper, he uncovers a chilling secret that puts both the residents' lives – and his own – in grave danger.
‘The Home’ Doesn’t Stand a Chance at the Box Office
Also starring John Glover (Smallville), the vastly underrated Bruce Altman, and John Phillips (Neelix inStar Trek: Voyager), not even the addition of some Hollywood veterans can help saveThe Homefrom being an “increasingly inane, unintentionally funny and clunky mess” according to Avi Offer from NYC Movie Guru. Liz Braun from Original Cin was another who had some harsh (albeit funny) words for Pete Davidson’s latest, writing:
“Directed by DeMonaco and co-written, presumably with crayons, by DeMonaco and Adam Cantor, The Home has all the unnecessarily complicated plot turns, illogical decisions, dubious backstory and red herrings that give the horror genre such a bad name.”
While Davidson does have a certain amount of charm and has received a modicum of praise for his performance, all in all,The Homeappears to be one of those horror movies that’s going to fall into obscurity thanks to its weak scriptthat’s filled with genre clichésand poor character decisions, but who knows? Maybe it will get a second chance when it makes its way to streaming in a few weeks, because lord knows it isn’t going to do much at the box office – especially when it’s up against the juggernaut of the MCU andThe Fantastic Four: First Steps.
For those looking to take a chance on the movie,The Homeis now playing in theaters courtesy of Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Watch for Davidson to star next alongside Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer in the heist comedyThe Pickup, which is set to hit Prime Video on July 04, 2025.
Source:Rotten Tomatoes
