Sadly Over-hyped

Good start, but then it gets ruined

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

My friend and I recently watched The Fear Inside. We thought it was a uniquely put-together movie, compelling and thrilling at the same time. Because it is a sort-of murder movie, it had a lot of heavy moments in it, but there was a bit of comic relief from the very insane killers. Christine Lahti was very convincing as the half-crazed agoraphobic who is held at the mercy of two murderers, a prisoner in her own house. She is torn, quite literally, between the fear of going out doors, and the fear inside.

This is a movie about Fears, Merideth is a agroaphobic...I guess that means she is afraid to go outdoors of her own house. So she is like a prison...and two people claiming to be brother and sister movie into her extra guest bedroom, for a little extra money. Janie comes along-claims to be a vet and Pete her supposedly brother a cop...These actors are very talented as they go from nice to psycho after Merideth catches them having sex out doors in the pool...she finds this strange, for being brother and sister so she goes and tries to search the bedroom for an idenity. She finds a womans finger with a ring on it...Pet sees a light come on and knows something is up. Merideth plays it out, until he catches her calling 911. I love the scenes when, Pete & Merideth are kissing and making out the first time...and how Janie gets jealous it is awesome and the part when Merideth convinces Pete that Janie is trying to steal the ring and that she wants him and he wants her...and they are making out about to do it, when Janie comes Slashing him on the back with a butcher knife calling him a traitor...Best performances I've seen in a movie for a while...Plus Dylan McDermott is FINE, His body is mmm mmm good :) and he has the most adorable eyes and eyebrows. I give this movie a 10 for sure.

Now this movie is much better than five stars. It has a good plot, good directing and features the talent of the excellent Jennifer Rubin. She gives one of the best performances I have ever seen, as usual. Such a great actress! The scene when she commits suicide is very moving. Also listen closely to the score - it's by Michel Rubini, who made the wonderful electronic score for "The Hunger" (by Tony Scott) together with Denny Jaeger! He even recycles some samples from this earlier work for this movie!

Meredith Cole(Christine Lahti) is an agoraphobic and is constantly a prisoner in her home! Since her husband leaves, she leaves an ad in the paper for someone to rent her guest bedroom. But supposedly brother and sister Jane (Jennifer Rubin) and Peter (Dylan Mcdermett)come a long and are not what they seem. Jane claims she's a vet and her brother claims he's a cop. Things go to extremes when Meredith finds a ring in their bedroom from which they murdered a rich woman and stole it from her as it is worth thousands. When Jane kidnaps and threatens to kill Meridiths son she has no choice but to come over her fear!The only good thing about the mad couple terrorizing her is probably them getting her out the house to save her son!This film is very good and has a good plot it shows that a fear is something but what extremes you have to go through to get out of it. Jennifer is great as mad Jane, she is fab at playing Jane's childish and psychotic nature.