A Review of "Sweet Home"

Sweet Home is a 2015 film written and directed by Rafa Martinez and originally produced in Spain. The movie begins with a real estate agent, Alicia, inspecting a dying building with a stubborn old man as it's only living resident. The building seems too far beyond its years to continue standing but Alicia clears the inspection. The old man then tells her about the frequent attacks he experiences from his land lord who wants him to leave. Alicia disregards the old man and brings her boyfriend, Simon, to the building for a romantic evening on his birthday. When three men arrive to "convince" the old man into leaving, the couple becomes trapped. However, it appears they will escape unscathed until the killers call for back up.

The film for the most part was pretty fast paced. The story answered most questions, but there were most definitely questions leftover. Such as, how does one get Alicia from Aly?  I rated film 68. I liked it, really just to laugh at it. My favorite scene was when a jump couldn't be made from arms length by a grown man. There is no nudity, but the couple is shown in bed presumably after sex. There was profanity in both English and Spanish. The film does slide back and forth between the two languages frequently. Version I watched was on Netflix in English with subtitles for the Spanish lines. I suggest one watch the film if they are not actually looking to be scared. However, with that being said, an abundance of gore is shown. A man is decapitated, another is dismembered and liquid nitrogen is used to clean the mess.