Homebodies

This is so good. After their apartment building is threatened by the risk of being torn down by a greedy real estate executive for the sake of newer developments, a group of senior citizens take matters into their own hands. What starts as mild pushback turns to another thing beginning with the letter m - murder. Of course with murder comes guilt, and our elderly leads have to tango with guilt and keeping each other quiet. How will these characters deal with one of their own growing paranoid after they’ve buried the greedy executive in cement?

What once was considered grisly is now considered fairly tame in a world where we’ve pushed this sort of violence to the edge as much as we can. The violence here is realistic and very polished - between the old actors, veterans of the world of Old Hollywood, and the production quality of such a film you can’t help but feel that maybe its original reception of shock and terror was a bit overblown. I actually quite liked its grounded feel. It’s more of a dark comedy than a straight slasher that gradually escalates. The pacing is quite nice and I think the film reflects on issues we still feel affected by over fifty years later, and that’s the sign of a well-plotted film. An underrated gem.

This is so good. After their apartment building is threatened by the risk of being torn down by a greedy real estate executive for the sake of newer developments, a group of senior citizens take matters into their own hands. What starts as mild pushback turns to another thing beginning with the letter m - murder. Of course with murder comes guilt, and our elderly leads have to tango with guilt and keeping each other quiet. How will these characters deal with one of their own growing paranoid after they’ve buried the greedy executive in cement?

What once was considered grisly is now considered fairly tame in a world where we’ve pushed this sort of violence to the edge as much as we can. The violence here is realistic and very polished - between the old actors, veterans of the world of Old Hollywood, and the production quality of such a film you can’t help but feel that maybe its original reception of shock and terror was a bit overblown. I actually quite liked its grounded feel. It’s more of a dark comedy than a straight slasher that gradually escalates. The pacing is quite nice and I think the film reflects on issues we still feel affected by over fifty years later, and that’s the sign of a well-plotted film. An underrated gem.