The film is surprisingly strong until about two-thirds of the playtime, when the behavior of the hosts turns from unpleasant to hostile and threatening, and then downright dangerous, and the two protagonists of the film (like the ordinary people they are) are unable to make the smallest gesture in order to survive. Okay, they are just common people, but still human beings. And whatever the movie wants to tell us, that's just not how humans work. If your life is being in danger, or even more so, if your child is being threatened, simply the mere instinct of survival urges you to confront the enemy, especially if you are not significantly outnumbered or outgunned. Stones and deterrent behavior simply cannot prevent this. We are long past the point where impoliteness is a significant factor. So fight or flight! Giving in to the situation in catatonic shock is not an option. It's frustrating that our heroes give up (I guess we die then...) before they even try. So it is very difficult to feel the injustice of the situation and the otherwise well-crafted atmosphere of the horror, when you would like to scream at the characters: Don't go back into the house! Tell your wife what you saw and drive away in a hurry! Call the police! Don't leave your family behind in the middle of nowhere! Pull the steering wheel to crash their car! Bite your captor's neck! Don't get naked, just run and don't look back!
No, because these meek noodles just stand there, defeated by their own unrealistic incompetence, undressed, humiliated, and allowed to be stoned to death by two unarmed individuals. The inaction of our heroes is just bizarre, unrealistic and it poisons the final rating, which could easily have been a solid 7 or 8 , but with disappointment in my heart and with a bad aftertaste in my mouth I have to strongly downgrade the film. I do it because I can.
No, because these meek noodles just stand there, defeated by their own unrealistic incompetence, undressed, humiliated, and allowed to be stoned to death by two unarmed individuals. The inaction of our heroes is just bizarre, unrealistic and it poisons the final rating, which could easily have been a solid 7 or 8 , but with disappointment in my heart and with a bad aftertaste in my mouth I have to strongly downgrade the film. I do it because I can.