'Home': Film Review | Rome 2020
Can a repentant law-breaker find forgiveness in the blind prejudice of provincial America? Although the slow-starting drama Home never really catches fire, it patiently draws the viewer into the story of a young ex-con struggling for normalcy and acceptance, thanks to emotionally convincing turns by leads Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates and Derek Richardson. The film’s focus on acting shouldn’t come as a great surprise, given that the writer and director is leading German actress Franka Potente, who sprang to success with Run Lola Run followed by Hollywood roles in The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.