Great premise I guess but not an intelligent film by any means:
- HOW did a blind war vet manage to successfully kidnap the girl who killed his daughter?
- Who in their right mind breaks into a war vets house while he's home?
- Most gulf war vets have PTSD. It's doubtful the guy would have slept through his dog barking, glass breaking, noisy idiots, etc.
- How did the dog manage to wake up, release itself from chain, and enter the house when the doors were closed?
- Why did the war vet show up downstairs (to check out ALL the noise) without his pistol?
- ALL that shooting and he still managed to not hit the 2 intruders even at close range?
- No, there are not air ducts in residences large enough for an adult to crawl through.
The worst part however is that I was rooting for the war vet the entire time.
Antwort von Dedoc1967
am 24. Dezember 2017 um 12:23
All true, this film did ask for a lot of suspension of disbelief but I was game and enjoyed it mostly. It's weird that I was rooting mostly for the war vet too, even though Alex seemed decent enough and I certainly didn't want Rocky (the girl) to get forcibly inseminated. I'm guessing they added the captive girl sub-story as a way to demonize the war vet because, in all honesty, he was the hero of the movie. LOL. I just watched the far worse "Don't Hang Up" which had a similar problem -- the killer had a noble (or at least understandable) motive while the "heroes" were despicable, whiny brats you wanted dead. Is this a new trend?
Antwort von JustinJackFlash
am 24. Dezember 2017 um 12:39
I'm not the only one who thought this was overrated then?
I couldn't sympathize with any of the characters and I found it pretty silly.
Antwort von Dedoc1967
am 24. Dezember 2017 um 12:47
I like the premise, even if it borrowed from The Collector and reversed Wait Until Dark. I think the actors were decent (Lang in particular). I thought the direction and cinematography was above average for the genre. And in a genre full of zombies and poltergeists, I certainly didn't think THIS was the horror movie to overstretch credulity. 🙂
Antwort von Fergoose
am 2. Februar 2019 um 19:20
I filed it under "big dumb fun" and was able to enjoy it as such. Of course it was ludicrous, the pleasure (I think intentionally) was in seeing things go horribly wrong for some thieving brats.
I was only disappointed that the film didn't end with the dog driving the car and running Rocky over. But you can't have everything.
7/10
Antwort von tmdb53400018
am 24. August 2020 um 00:33
I agree with you on 1., 3., 5., 6. and 7. However, I'm willing to overlook 6. and 7. on some artistic license shit. With 2. and 4., you're trying too hard to destroy the film.
Antwort von tmdb53400018
am 24. August 2020 um 00:34
At the film's end, I was thinking, Hmm, they left room for a "Don't Breathe 2." Then, lo and behold, I found this.
Antwort von MongoLloyd
am 1. September 2020 um 17:02
Pathetic.
Antwort von tmdb53400018
am 1. September 2020 um 22:20
What? The movie?
Antwort von MongoLloyd
am 2. September 2020 um 05:41
The movie, the fact that there's a sequel, yeah.
Antwort von tmdb53400018
am 2. September 2020 um 12:41
Great.