Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
View Morewhat a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
View MoreStory: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Suffered through the first twenty minutes with my mom, came to the mutual conclusion that nothing was getting any better, and quit it to do something actually entertaining instead.
View MoreThe only good thing about this film is that it only lasted 70 minutes. Do not under any circumstances waste your valuable time on this film. The worst film ever made in the entire history of cinematography. The most tedious 70 minutes ever. Predictable plot. Appalling acting. No action. Bad direction. Overzealous 5 star sleeve reviews. An absolute stinker. How can anyone possibly write 10 lines of text on this abomination other than to re-emphasise the true awfulness of this film. All copies of this film should be incinerated as indeed as I have done with mine to save any unsuspecting viewer the agony of enduring this spectacularly dreadful offering.
View MoreA couple is terrorized by a gang who is hunting their son.Whether this film succeeds or fails depends on whether you focus on the exploitation aspects or the realism. Certainly, it has a good deal of exploitation -- senseless, amoral violence that might call to mind "Funny Games" or perhaps "Straw Dogs". If you like physical and sexual violence in your films, you might find something to like here (and you also have a disturbing taste in film).Now, that criticism aside, if you are going to make a film about home invasion, you may as well make it real. And this film succeeds on that, I think. The intruders are not superhuman or pure evil, the victims are not extremely clever. What you see here could, in fact, happen in a real home. And that is why you might want to lock your doors.The film also raised a question of race, whether or not it intended to. Two of the three intruders are black whereas the homeowners are white. I do not see this as racist in and of itself, as it makes sense that lower-class people (many of whom are black) would invade a middle or upper-class home (many of which are owned by whites). But I thought to myself: what if the film showed white kids invading a black family's home? Particularly the sexual aspect. Would that raise the issue of race? But even bringing this up probably puts more credit into the film than there deserves to be. Ultimately, it is a gritty, dirty exploitation film, and one that will probably not leave you feeling good about yourself.
View MoreProsperous professional couple Mike and Christine are settling in for a standard evening of wine, TV and low-level marital hostility when a ring on their doorbell changes everything.Their son Sebastian is in a little trouble with some local boys, who are quite prepared to camp out and wait for him to get home.The resulting culture-clash is raw, revealing and nerve-split-tingly tense......Be warned viewers, this is a grim and depressing movie, one not to be viewed with someone you have not known long.The claustrophobic setting only mounts to the tension, and the feeling of dread right from the moment we see the boiling broccoli, stays with you right until the last reel.There are some predictable moments in the film, The two main gang members are like good cop, bad cop. One having complex/complexion issues, the other being apologetic when the other isn't there.The acting is good, and the camera-work and set is haunting and sometimes quite visceral.There is no way out for anyone in this movie, and even the innocent are doubted in this, many will ask about the final frame 'did he have the knife/axe' or 'was he scared'.The film doesn't let up for the duration, and there were many times i had to heavy sigh, as it was very uncomfortable to watch.But coming from the director of 'from London to Brighton' and 'The cottage', I had a good idea it wasn't going to be a happy experience.Be warned though, if you do want to see this piece, it is good, but you won't feel very good after watching it.
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