“A gripping film…”
HOME
‘Revenge is sweet..’
D
espite director Holly
Littlefair’s debut film ‘The Let-
ter’ not being critically ac-
claimed, she has come back
stronger than before with a
short thriller ‘Home’.
A ten year old girl, Sammie
(Elizabeth Billson), has not
left her room for 2 years
since her mother died. David
(Tobias Nicholls), a journalist,
interviews her on this subject.
That night, Sammie seeks
out her brutal revenge. You
better watch your back…
Home is a simple, and yet
effective thriller and ‘does as
it says on the tin’. It follows
the typical conventions of the
genre including a powerful Admittedly, while Home is not
jump scare. Hollywood standard, it is
worth watching and will keep
Littlefair did not have a high
you entertained throughout.
budget for the film and this
can be noticed due to the Directed by: Holly Littlefair
slight blurriness of the shots.
Staring: Tom Carter, Tobias
However, the brilliant acting
Nicholls, Elizabeth Billson
covers it up enough for the
audience to really get into the Rating: 15
film. Tom Carter, who plays
Release: 20th December
Sammie’s father Jason, is
2017
particularly exceptional and
his acting greatly adds to the
unsettling mood of the film.
Written by Louise Watson
Home is a gripping film which
will keep you on the edge of
your seat throughout. The
cinematography is excellent,
the shots are cleverly thought
out and brilliantly filmed even
with the aforementioned
blurriness.