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Retirement homes are dreary places, and this film digs deep into that fear. Maybe it's not an outright horror film, and people expecting overt scares and/or gore will be disappointed. That said, this film freaked me out more than most other horror films have. It came really close to my personal hell. Rush and Lithgow are great, the setting is unsettling, and the many close-ups and weird camera angles add to the dread. There are enough freaky moments, even though nothing too excessive or supernatural happens. It's a more than solid horror film, even though I fear it will only appeal to a certain crowd.Read all
Ashcroft delivers a film that balances on the very edge of thriller and horror, a film that has no good guys, only victims. Coming Home in the Dark is a pretty ominous and gritty thriller that isn't quite as shocking as it tries to be, but has its fair share of uneasy moments that are sure to please the fans of morally ambiguous horror films. The cinematography is dark and grainy, the performances are solid (with Daniel Gillies as the obvious standout), the moral ambiguity pretty interesting. It's nothing particularly new and/or original, but Ashcroft does a fine job and delivers a very good genre flick. Prime filler, especially with Halloween drawing closer.Read all