The Home 2025 Movie Review
🎬 Genre: Psychological Horror / Mystery
🎥 Director: James DeMonaco
📅 Release Date: July 25, 2025
🌟 Cast: Pete Davidson, John Glover, Victor Williams, Jessica Hecht
Filmyhigh Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5)
What’s ‘The Home’ All About?
The Home wants to be a chilling blend of psychological horror, mystery, and emotional trauma — but it ends up as a confusing mess that tries too hard and delivers too little. The movie casts SNL alum Pete Davidson in a rare serious role as Max, a troubled young man doing community service at an elderly care facility.The twist? This retirement home has a terrifying fourth floor — and what’s hidden up there ties into Max’s dark childhood in foster care. Sound interesting? Sadly, the execution is where everything falls apart.
Max’s Journey: Graffiti, Ghosts & Geriatrics
Max, who’s trying to clean up his act, ends up working at Green Meadows Retirement Home. But this isn’t your average old-age home. It’s eerily quiet, disturbingly cheerful, and filled with strange characters and blood-curdling secrets.
There’s only one rule: Don’t go to the fourth floor.
Guess what Max does?
There, he finds not ghosts or demons — but something far worse: a twisted cult using human gland fluids to stay young forever. Victims are drained and hidden away, left to rot while their youth is stolen. It’s weird, disturbing, and had the potential to be horrifying — but instead, it just feels ridiculous.
The Cult That Drinks Youth?
Yes, you read that right. In The Home, a secret cult living inside the retirement center literally extracts youth from people’s bodies to stay young. The method? Stabbing behind the eyeball to suck out a special fluid. Gross.
These victims are then locked away on the fourth floor, aged overnight and barely alive. Think Get Out meets The Shining with a sprinkle of Eyes Wide Shut — minus the polish, logic, or scares.
Pete Davidson: Not Built for Horror?
We’ve seen Pete Davidson make us laugh. Here, he’s meant to make us feel — or at least scream. But his performance is flat, emotionless, and weirdly detached. His Max doesn’t seem terrified or curious — he just kind of wanders around, confused and lifeless.
Even in the big revenge sequence, where Max goes full slasher on the cult members, Davidson looks like he’s half-asleep. He’s miscast, plain and simple.
What Went Wrong?
Director James DeMonaco (The Purge) stuffs the story with way too many ideas: cults, aging horror, foster care trauma, conspiracies, dream sequences, weird emails, and even environmental commentary. But none of it sticks.
Here’s what doesn’t work:
- Confused tone: Horror? Satire? Sci-fi? The movie doesn’t know.
- Jump scares that are more annoying than scary.
- Weird editing, like switching between timelines and tones with zero rhythm.
- Underdeveloped characters who show up, then disappear.
- Subplots everywhere, but no clear story thread.
Even the cinematography feels oddly cheap, especially for a film with some solid names behind it.
The Almost-Good Bits
Just when you’re about to give up on the film, the final 10 minutes deliver a surprise: Max’s foster brother Luke (who was supposedly dead) is alive and helps Max destroy the cult. There’s blood, axes, explosions — and even a hurricane that rips the roof off.
It’s the movie’s most entertaining section. But it comes far too late.
Scenes That Leave You Wondering ‘Why?’
- Max finding old people hooked to tubes watching oil documentaries
- A spam website showing a woman with a melted face warning Max
- A bizarre dance party for old folks
- Cringe-inducing flashbacks that try too hard to make you cry
- A hurricane that shows up out of nowhere to wipe things clean
None of it makes much sense. It feels like watching several horror movies mashed together with no focus.
Final Thoughts: Horror That’s All Hype, No Haunt
The Home had a killer concept — cults draining youth to stay forever young inside a creepy old-age home? That’s gold. But the execution is sloppy, the scares are weak, and the lead performance lacks bite.
If you’re hoping for a fun, freaky horror ride, this isn’t it. It’s more confusing than creepy, more boring than bold. Even fans of weird horror will likely walk away disappointed.
🛑 Should You Watch It?
Only if you’re super curious or a Pete Davidson fan. Otherwise, skip it.
Final Rating: 2.5/5
filmyhigh Verdict: A horror film with flashes of brilliance drowned out by clunky direction, bad pacing, and a miscast lead. It tries to terrify — but mostly just confuses.
Now streaming. Watch at your own risk.