Housebound

Housebound (2000)

18% want to see it
(134 ratings)

A woman rents her bungalow to a man who loves cooking, but according to her distorted mind he uses his knives more than he should.

Directed By: Mari Kornhauser
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Horror

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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
An eerily effective little thriller that cleverly uses agoraphobia as its lynchpin.

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Daniel P

aka <i>Kitchen Privileges</i>. This is a lethargic, deathly slow-paced take on the Roman Polanski classic <i>Repulsion</i>, only bereft of imagination. Marie's agoraphobia is played in a bizarre, totally unrealistic fashion, and Katharina Wressnig's… More
aka <i>Kitchen Privileges</i>. This is a lethargic, deathly slow-paced take on the Roman Polanski classic <i>Repulsion</i>, only bereft of imagination. Marie's agoraphobia is played in a bizarre, totally unrealistic fashion, and Katharina Wressnig's performance alternates between sleepwalking and shrillness. Very little works here except an occasional inspired visual moment (most of which are taken from <i>Repulsion</i>), and I can't even recommend this for die-hard fans of Peter Sarsgaard, as this is easily his weakest performance - though given the quality of the material he's given that's hardly a shocker. Definitely safe to skip this.

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