Review of Dream Home (2010) by Jesse O — 16 Oct 2011

Surprisingly good slasher movie. It's definitely one of the more violent movies I've seen recently, it's got some REALLY unique and funny deaths (well mostly just the one, you'll know which one it is).

But there's also a lot of disturbing moments in the movie, to the point that some people will just shut it off and understandably so.. The thing that makes the movie better than just your average slasher movie, is that it does try to give you every angle that led to this character becoming a homicidal maniac.

And usually when horror movies do this is so they can create sympathy or try to justify all the violence. This movie goes in the opposite direction and it makes her even more unlikable that she'd become what she did for such an absurd reason.

Josie Ho, while not great, does a good enough job at playing a character who has completely lost her mind. There's also a lot of very dark satirical moments in the movie, which added another layer to a very insane movie.

The twist in the movie is also funny and fitting. It didn't take away from the movie at all and, in fact, made perfect sense. One of the few horror movies I've seen with a twist that actually makes sense and doesn't ACTUALLY make the movie worse.

That's about it really, an extremely violent but a good and intelligent slasher movie.