Review of Dream Home (2010) by Jason J — 23 Jan 2011

A very violent HK horror about a woman who's desperate to get an apartment overlooking Victoria Bay in Hong Kong and will literally get her hands bloody in order to secure the home of her dreams! Filled with disembowelments, slicing, dicing and an inspired use of household products, the film's extreme violence is so intense that walkouts have been reported at screenings around the world! Dream Home presents us with a series of nasty, comical and inspired set pieces that never fail to surprise, shock and sensualise.

Josie Ho performs admirably as the female killer, presenting us with a character easy to believe in. Her gradual decline into madness is expertly crafted, as the director presents us with a series of flashbacks hinting at the trouble ahead.

Pang Ho Cheung has pretty much crafted the first intelligent slasher movie, a film that digs deeper than your average horror vehicle. Itï¿ 1/2(TM)s violent, darkly comic and gleefully twisted. Don't miss out on this movie if you're a horror/gore fan.