“Jack Goes Home” (*1/2 out of four) was a lifeless horror melodrama about a young man (Rory Culkin) who travels home to Colorado after his father is killed in a car crash and attempts to reconcile with his mom (Lin Shaye) and nurse her back to health but he begins to uncover scary family secrets from the past that threaten their future. Umpteenth movie about exorcisms, demonic possession, and a haunted house proves sometimes you really can’t go home again. Culkin looks wasted and co-stars Britt Robertson, Nikki Reed, and Natasha Lyonne are wasted in nothing supporting roles. Luminous cinematography by Austin Schmidt is film’s only asset.

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