My take: This movie out of New Zealand had just the right level of scares and humor to thoroughly entertain me from beginning to end.
Rating: 3 out of 4 stars
Synopsis of Housebound
Kylie, a young thief and addict, is arrested after trying to rob an ATM. The judge sentences her to every 20-something’s worst nightmare: house arrest at her parent’s house. It doesn’t take long for Kylie to go out of her mind with boredom and frustration.
One night, she overhears her mother on the phone saying that she believes the house is haunted. Kylie pokes fun at first, until she starts to notice strange noises and odd occurrences in the house.
Housebound is a hilarious horror film about a girl on house arrest in a haunted home.
What I Thought of Housebound & Who Should Watch It
At the start, it sounds and feels a bit like Disturbia or Rear Window; Kylie is trapped in her home and starts to investigate the haunting because she has nothing better to do. But this movie quickly sets itself apart with its comedic timing and twisting plot.
The pacing and characters sucked me in from the start. Maybe Kylie’s parents remind me of my own. Maybe I was able to put myself right in the eye-rolling shoes of Kylie stuck at home with nothing to do. Maybe I would also be keen to investigate the source of the strange noises and to team up with the security guard down the street to figure out what is going on. Whatever it was, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and was rolling on the floor laughing by the end of it.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes horror comedies, Rear Window-esque plots, and haunted house mysteries.
Housebound is currently available via VOD. I rented it from Amazon.
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