Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I have to say, I really enjoyed this film. I tend to search out low-budget, little-known horror like this film, because I can really appreciate a solid story even if it has little to no frills. This film does a great job of building the suspense in a low key fashion throughout, a "slow burn" if you will, almost to the point of banality, but there is a little something that keeps you engaged with the story. And then, you get to end. What a surprise! I had almost the same reaction to this as I did the ending of the popular 80s slasher "Sleepawawy Camp". Though not as shocking and jarring as SaC, the ending to The Break-In still delivers that gut punch you'll never forget. This is something I'd be interested in purchasing for my home collection.

I stumbled upon this movie on Prime tonight and despite it's low rating of 2 stars, I decided to give it a try. Sometimes your run-of-the-mill B-horror film can turn out decently scary, despite not being everyone's cup of tea.It was your typical hand cam sort of set-up, similar to Paranormal. A standard, douchey couple in a subpar condo start experiencing neighborhood disturbances. Things get real when their good friend and neighbor is stabbed in the result of a home intruder. Alas, the couple, although expecting a goddamn child, decides to stick it out and remain in their home despite multiple burglaries in the area. Just as the film begins to finally build up a bit of momentum, it takes a sloppy, hard left and decides to play the sleep apnea card as a "twist" and what the man thought was a nightmare of him murdering the invader was actually a reality of the murder of his pregnant fiancé..Rushed, sloppy, and ill-written. The cherry on top was the morbid choosing of the cheesy house-pop in the final credits, complete with candid selfies of the couple. I feel genuinely ripped off for my time invested watching this film. What a joke.

I've been browsing Amazon Prime to find some thrillers/horror movies to watch and came across this movie. It seemed to get some good reviews, so I thought I'd give it a try. I wish I'd found something else.First, it is in the same vein as "Paranormal Activity" or "Blair Witch" in that it is shot in the first-person camera perspective. So, not very original there.Second, the story takes a long time to get going. As in, 65 minutes. It isn't until the last twenty minutes of the movie that it *maybe* gets interesting. Other than that, it is the main character just babbling on and on while recording on his phone. Maybe the story seems original, but when you add in the way it was shot and lack of any meaningful story development it ends up being the same Hollywood recipe. Third, they throw out a clue here and there about what the end game is (which I'm not going to mention), but I'm sure you can put it together. The "twist" (if you can call it that) seems more like an after thought or a really forced desire to be original--especially since it took so long to reach the climax.The end result is an uninspired story line that is capitalizing off of the success of thrillers before it. It strikes me as a "get rich quick" scam. No wonder the run-time is one hour and eleven minutes; there isn't enough story to have even 90 minutes of film.I guess if you're bored it's a way to kill time. Or maybe put it on the background at a party. You don't really have to watch the film to figure out what was going on.

OK, So I almost didn't give this one a chance because of a handful of negative reviews I saw on Amazon. I have no clue what movie these people were watching because I loved this one!The acting was great and the plot was simple but effective. I don't want to give anything away, but there are some cool twists and turn throughout the film. The first half is slow, but still keeps u engaged. The second half is where all the action happens and it is well worth the wait. Its only a 72 minute film and by the time it was over, I was wanting more. I especially liked the character named Lawrence! Short but awesome cameo! I would absolutely recommend this film to anyone who likes indie horror films. This ultra low budget indie in my opinion is better than most of the big budget ones I've seen in the past 5 years.