‘House Mets’ Movie Review: Fun, Breezi Fantasy Horror-Comedy Steam

Amidst all the big tick entries, it is always fresh to see the small nuggets of honest cinema, such HousemateThis is perfect, but with a seed of an idea and a competent dress of actors, the director Rajwell manages you to pull your humble world of tauta taut for 129 minutes into your humble world. From the design of the title card and intro credit, to create the remaining staging and indoor shots, everything reflects the intention of staying away from the austantation.

Fear, a well -attractive first act that sets tone, is still honest. In fact, during the first half, it is scared that keeps us tilted. This is when horror movies show how worldly action, such as a tap running or a television switching channels, can bring many guuspas as a CGI monster in itself. This is why you understand the follower (sometimes the inflammatory Arsha Chandni Baiju shines in her Tamil debut) when she struggles to explain her husband Karthik (the performance of the darshan is thick around the edges) to believe that something strange in her new apartments (I mean we will not gun to exclude a water tap!). You also understand Karthik’s suspicion: The bone that works in the bone as a young engineer is at an important point in his career, and this house was the basis for all those who lie further. Not in the picture with his family, he craved to have a family of himself, and therefore, he. 45 lakhs to buy this flat to convince Anu’s father to approve his relationship.

Kali Venkat, Master Kendrick and Vinodini Vaidyanathan still from ‘House Mets’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

In the beginning, it is all straight: AU sees that there are terrible events around the house, but Karthik only removes them as coincidence. The story also shows her parents, Ramesh and Vizi (Kali Venkat and Vinodini to bring all laughter of Vaidyanathan) to intimidate a child (master center) in another house to show similar events. For a good chunk, the film is ready for just one thing in each of these parallel arcs – when and how will Karthik and Ramesh learn that something unusual about the events in their residences?

First of all, Rajwell is entitled to credit for not taking care of some of these beats – especially how he handles Karthik and Anu’s relationship – and for Saballer, like one related to Karthik’s work life. We see how stressed he is at his work, landing a project that can make or break his career. A naturally such landscape is expected to create friction with his wife, from his perspective, “Nothing is making a scene out of nothing.” But the interesting thing is that this does not happen here, and Rajwell later connects this thread in such a way that you will not see coming.

A fond Chawla film audience will suspect the film to be more than the threadebear, low-key affair, which lets you believe it, but then, the grand revelation seals the deal. This is a style shift that was cleverly hidden promo. The life of Karthik, Anu, Ramesh, Vizi and the child is supernaturally connected, and it reveals the disclosure of possibilities. Sadly, everything goes down for Housemate after this. You are scratching your head as to why a skilled engineer Karthik cannot detect ropes for the new rules set in his house or even take an understanding of a pop-culture-level understanding of how this event works, and needs his monotonous colleague, Senior (Abdul Lee), which is required to highlight the Kartik and the audience.

Arsha Chandini Bayju and Darshan still from ‘House Mets’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Yes, the characters need to serve the plot, but can they not cover many things that a lepsers think while experiencing such unrealistic events? You indicate the possibility of the fact that these two middle class families used this phenomenon and knowledge in their disposal for their benefit, before tying it to the climax. But Rajwell insisted on making these characters for gags or drama. Except for a comedic bit run Song ‘Minsaram N Midhu,’ the humor dries up, and you want the moments of friction more innovatively written between the family. As long as we reach a climax, there is nothing that connects it together in some satisfactory manner.

still, Housemate Rajwell and producer is a modest win for Shivkartikeyan, as it assures with firm belief that sometimes -the most unique, simple but elegant manner of thoughts is mentioned, can make for a good watch. It should not be Magic Or one GatherYou can make a competent film from one of the lift pitches that have been shared among the housewives.

House Mets releases in theaters on Friday, August 1

Published – July 30, 2025 01:34 pm IST