phd_travel
I actually like Katherine Heigl in this black comedy role as a more demented version of a Stepford Desperate Housewife. She acts well and it's a refreshing difference from romantic comedy. Patrick Wilson is good as her weak silly and quite hilarious unfaithful spouse. Jordanna Brewster is skinny and comically sexy as his mistress who blackmails him.This suburban tale of infidelity and murder is a funny black comedy that has some good moments especially between husband and wife. The kids have a few good scenes too. Worth a watch for the comic talent and a more or less enjoyable tale.
OE MC
Ms. Heigl must be pretty desperate to accept a movie with such a poor script. The subject has been used and reused in so many movies and even in so many secondary stories of any police/detective TV series. A normal guy who is seduced by a sexy employee and then gets blackmailed by her and her friends. The rest is just terrible, crazy blood thirsty Ms. Heigl chopping Ms. Brewster in small pieces and storing her in a fridge and then more crazy Ms. Heigl's husband blowing her to pieces in the middle of his son's birthday party. Seriously there is nothing funny in this movie and the dark bits are just gross and poorly made. Worst part of the movie is the chopping of Ms. Brewster by Ms. Heigl. Obviously Ms. Brewster wouldn't agreed to be in the chopping table and she was replaced by a mannequin with barely a resemblance of her features. Use those two hours to sleep instead of wasting your time watching this.
Reno Rangan
The latest dark comedy, which has the two inconsistent actors in the lead. Well, I liked their performance, they competed each others to steal the show in their unique characters. I enjoyed watching it in parts, but frankly I am disappointed for this potential theme was misused for ineffectual narration.Looks like inspired by 'Serial Mom'. When a little, strange but a happy family who are living by the storybook of their own was threatened by the dark side of the life, they are ready to jump into the hell to save it. They have ignited it, but the only concern is how to end it all for good.Other than IMDb where it stands average, the movie was slammed very badly by the critics and moviegoers. I have seen even worse than this one. So to me it is an average except the end, otherwise below average. Yes, the conclusion was terrible, seems like they don't want a continuation. I mean they wanted to end it all here itself. It is a watchable, but simply not the best one.6/10
Gordon-11
This film tells the story of a furniture salesman who seems to have the perfect suburban life. He has an affair with an employee, and his life and his wife goes awfully wrong.I thought "Home Sweet Hell" was a romantic comedy, but it turns out it's actually a new hybrid of romantic comedy slasher! Katherine Heigl plays an obsessional turns psychopathic wife, breaking her run as the new queen of romantic comedy. She looks so different from her other films, she conveys the stone cold and ruthless attitude required for the role. Patrick Wilson is great as a helpless husband. The whole film is quite funny, despite some gruesome scenes not typically in a romantic comedy. Overall, I enjoyed watching "Home Sweet Hell".