Sweet Home

Sexy star Ingrid García Jonsson is that authentically rare Swedish/Spanish badass. Hell, let's be real. She's probably the ONLY one. Director/Co-Writer Rafa Martinez succeeds in slathering on the suspense.

These takeaways notwithstanding, where was the grand dénouement? Rarely has there been a more roundly disappointing conclusion to an otherwise mostly competent horror/thriller than we witness at the back end of "Sweet Home".

And adding to the disappointment, the 1970s pop radio hit "Eres Tu" is introduced at precisely the right moment during a critical climactic scene. But almost as soon as it starts the schmaltzy cum sincere song suddenly vanishes. We DEMAND more MOCEDADES!

With this in mind, I offer a respectfully resolute, and most appropriate, message to the well meaning but ultimately off the mark filmmakers behind "Sweet Home". It's not us.

"It is You".

To me, it was refreshing seeing a horror with a small budget acting far better than the latest productions. I got more intrigued with every minute so all in all, it was quite a pleasant surprise.

The story is typical, the execution is good, acting OK, and most of the time the decisions taken by the characters are natural, they don't seem to be written by someone. The bad guys did their job, our heroes the same and at the end of it you get your closure. For that I am thankful to Sweet Home.

If you give it a try and lower your expectations just a little, I'm sure most of you will appreciate this little movie cause it has quite a baggage to offer. I recommend it!

Cheers!

Not the greatest thriller I have ever watched, but neither is it the worst. It held my attention throughout.

Strong, athletic female lead. Nice to see that instead of a woman depicted as a meek, trembling weakling, completely dependent upon a man for protection.

The viewer may have to look away during some gruesome, violent scenes. Well made film, worth a look.

One time watch..Definitely one of the films,that you forget as soon as you finish watching...But,if there is nothing to do,it will do to kill some time)

To me Sweet Home deserves a bit more then it's actual ratings. Okay it's not the greatest movie ever but it's worth watching once. There are a couple good horror parts, the filming and sound also contributes to make it an okay horror movie. Maybe the story might not be the most original and sometimes you wonder why they don't make other more logic decisions to get out of the building they're trapped in but with most cat and mouse horror movies you rarely have any logic. The mixture of Spanish and English was fine for me. I don't mind reading subtitles so it wasn't an issue for me. Ingrid García Jonsson and Bruno Sevilla are the two major actors in Sweet Home and they did a good job. Are there better movies in this genre? For sure, but it was still worth a watch.