suite92 There are two main threads. In flashbacks, we follow Sheung's growing up in Hong Kong, from 1991 to the present, 2008 in this case. We see why, ten times over, she wants a nice flat to live in with what's left of her family. In the 'current' thread, we see to what lengths she goes to get to that difficult goal.In the current thread, she's on a mission to kill certain people. The murders that she has planned for she executes well, and seldom gets hurt in the process. It's the extra killings she does out of irritation that get her into trouble. Loud music sets her off, as explained in the flashbacks. While finishing up her planned murders, she's annoyed by music from a nearby flat. She ends up killing five people to make it stop. Then the cops show up.A running commentary is made through many characters: infidelity is rampant, as is the brutality of humans toward one another. Despite the widespread acknowledgment of the infidelity, it still engenders hard feelings that sometimes have very bad results. Her married lover is not all that great a choice for her.Her father's illness due to persistent aspiration of asbestos fibers (he was in construction) was set against the coldness of the insurance company. Again, money limits caused large, painful problems in her life.Sheung comes to quite a decision point when her father is in a crisis with his breathing. She lets him die. He was bankrupting her, after all, and he had insurance. Through working a couple of jobs, plus collecting the insurance money, she scrapes together enough money to get the flat she wants. Unfortunately, the seller made other arrangements while she was getting ready.This is the spark for the killings mentioned above. By a set of favorable outcomes (dumb luck, that is) the cops die as she's being handcuffed. The seller of her target flat not only is willing to sell to her, but drops the asking price from 6.5 million USD to 4.9 million. She demands 3.9 million.Will her exceptional luck continue?-----Conclusions----Like Caterpillar, Dream Home is much scarier than most fake gore films with supernatural themes. In terms of visuals and sound, this is one of the most gorgeous movies I've seen in years.-----Scores------Cinematography: 10/10 Excellent.Sound: 10/10 Amazingly good, rich, evocative for this tale of obsession.Acting: 9/10 Steady and good.Screenplay: 9/10 The well-crafted story was about a difficult subject. The director and actors did well together executing the script.

Neil Welch A young Hong Kong woman has her heart set on an apartment with a sea view. As various obstacles to the purchase arise she reacts by committing a series of savage murders. As you do.This shockingly violent slasher movie features a terrific central performance from the rather lovely Josie Ho. The satirical element which the film undoubtedly contains was rather lost on me (I'm not very up on the Hong Kong property market), but the film is very well made - quite a lot better than the majority of Western slasher flicks: it is a handsome film.If you are a fan of violent and gory films, you are unlikely to see many which are better than this one.

Tabatha Zee "Dream Home" has been a title I've been waiting to watch since it's release. Most reviews I had read pinned it as a "darkly hilarious" satirical horror film with high levels of style and gore. The style and gore are there alright, but as far as humor is concerned, I was a little let down. The film does have it's quirks and witty lines, not to mention a few "so-bad-it's-good" effects, but it didn't quite live up to the reputation that I had known it for. That being said, the film is shot beautifully and uses a wide variety of creative shots and transitions. It plays with the time-line well and develops Cheng's character at a very nice pace. Many of the deaths are drawn out and disturbing, which would make this a difficult film to watch if the effects were done with more care. Some over-the-top gore may be humorous to some, but in using characters that the audience can relate to, it is more easily said to be horrific. All in all, though it fell a little short of the hype I've been hearing, "Dream Home" is a must for any Chinese or Asian horror fans!

trnjamesbond I must say I discovered this film on Netflix in Canada. I can't believe how great this film looks and feels. I totally love the girl in this film. She has dire reasons for her killing of snotty little rich people, that now reside where she use to live. She does what has to be done against corporate greed, then she takes matters into her own hands in order to fulfil a promise.This woman will do anything to get the job done. We see scenes from her past that make us feel like she has the right to do what she has too, in order to protect her promise. It also gives us a glimpse for us in living North America on how crowded these cities have become. I find it's an in depth story about the overpopulation of the world today, and gives us a definite feeling that we are running out of room and energy resources to cover the population of today. This film seems to deliver the feeling that this is not a problem of locale, but a global problem. It's a very political thriller filled with indirect underlying statements. I find this film to be bold, in explaining the problems with too many people living on this planet. It gives us a view of a not so distant future. In turn this film delivers us great quality, imagination, and most importantly gore with a great well played out story line. I for one don't mind reading subtitles, especially when it comes to a stellar film such as this. I'm really happy I've watched this film. I'm not looking forward to an Americanized remake, for what do the Hollywood execs know about this problem that Japan and other countries like it face when dealing with mass amounts of population. Unless they base the film with actors from those countries, then I may watch it, but if it's set in New York city or another American city like it, I think that film will lose it's perfection. I think this film should be rated highly if your into a good story, future circumstances of population overages and so forth. A definite watch if your especially looking for something to sink your teeth into when it comes to malicious gore.Thanks for readingJeffrey J Turner Sarnia Ontario Canada