I'd call this a solid thriller/mystery, not horror. Is it the most original movie in the world? No, but I did think the ending was well-executed. Even though there are movies with a similar theme, the way this one was done made it a little different. The movie has a good internal consistency, and script is better than most films of it's kind. The acting was pretty solid, not incredible, but decent. Sarah Paxton definitely did the best job here, her little monologue at the end was really good, it was a little heartbreaking.
You can tell from the beginning that things are wrong, the movie has an overall off kilter feel, I feel this feeling could have been enhanced by some dutch Angeles and a strong use of panning shots, I don't think the cinematographer had those type of skills sadly.
I really liked the overall thrust of the script, again not very original for the most part, but there was a nice little twist at the end that makes it a bit different than other films of this kind. I think it is more clever than some on here give it credit for. It has a pretty good usage of tight angles, the film feels fairly claustrophobic, you feel, as previously stated, a bit of your footing from the get go, even though you might easily guess where this is headed. It has good tension, and a good build up to the finale. I felt the ending to be very satisfying.
I do wish the script was a little stronger in terms of characterization of the 2 leads, and stronger acting to give the characters more subtext, theirs so much going on here but the 2 leads actors didn't have the skills to brings the script to its full potential. This is a movie about regret and grief at it's core, and in that regard, I wish I felt the pain a little more than I did.
If you like home invasion films, you could do worse, just understand, at it's core this is a drama about the grief of losing a child.
You can tell from the beginning that things are wrong, the movie has an overall off kilter feel, I feel this feeling could have been enhanced by some dutch Angeles and a strong use of panning shots, I don't think the cinematographer had those type of skills sadly.
I really liked the overall thrust of the script, again not very original for the most part, but there was a nice little twist at the end that makes it a bit different than other films of this kind. I think it is more clever than some on here give it credit for. It has a pretty good usage of tight angles, the film feels fairly claustrophobic, you feel, as previously stated, a bit of your footing from the get go, even though you might easily guess where this is headed. It has good tension, and a good build up to the finale. I felt the ending to be very satisfying.
I do wish the script was a little stronger in terms of characterization of the 2 leads, and stronger acting to give the characters more subtext, theirs so much going on here but the 2 leads actors didn't have the skills to brings the script to its full potential. This is a movie about regret and grief at it's core, and in that regard, I wish I felt the pain a little more than I did.
If you like home invasion films, you could do worse, just understand, at it's core this is a drama about the grief of losing a child.