Homebound

Throughout, Loftus gives a gripping performance as a woman desperate to make a good impression on a family that may be evil.

'Homebound' is nominally watchable–its short runtime certainly makes its predictability all the more forgivable–but it’s such a shallow experience that it’s instantly forgettable.

Homebound is a domestic psychodrama, but buried somewhere in its texture is a tragedy or perhaps a crime whose precise outline remains an enigma.

Running a little bit over an hour, it feels like an underdeveloped short that has overstayed its welcome.

The small-scale domestic thriller may not forge new ground or offer a lot to chew on, but it does keep you firmly in its grip throughout.

The film is too enigmatic for its own good, undercooking the suspense and leaving us desiring a bit more meat on the bone.

While Homebound features some solid acting and dreamlike direction, it's let down by a script that trades depth and development for briskness.

Unfortunately, the ominous atmosphere built up in this ultra-slim 71-minute psychodrama’s earlier moments dissipates into predictability.

Homebound is a tightly contained thriller that chooses situational terror over graphic horror, to mixed results.

There aren’t many creepy kid movies made with such confidence in their construction.