I am a big horror/suspense fan, saying that, this movie was definitely more suspense than horror. Caulkin plays a 20 something expectant father who returns home after learning of his fathers death in an auto accident. Clearly there is a complex relationship between Jack snd his surviving mother. The plot also throws in a gay neighbor who seems determined to have sex with Jack, a pregnant girlfriend who never actually appears in the movie except for via video chat before randomly losing the baby (no explanation as to why as this was unnecessary for the plot) and Jacks lesbian best friend who also serves no purpose to the plot. The acting was good and Culkin does a great job playing an intelligent but twisted and tortured character, however the entire plot seemed irrelevant.
Almost immediately, Jack discovers some audio tapes left by his father that direct him to the attic, whereupon he discovers evidence that he 1. Had a twin brother and 2. Was sexually abused as a child by his babysitter. Eventually we learn that his twin was murdered by the father, suggesting that his father suffered from severe mental illness.
In the end, after jack attempts to murder his mother, we learn that BOTH jacks parents had died in the accident and (apparently) Jack was suffering from a breakdown as he was unable to process the loss of both parents at once.
The acting was good, but the plot felt almost entirely unnecessary. It was worth a watch but if youve read this you already know all the major twists, so its probably going to bore you.
Review of Jack Goes Home
