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Are you all on drugs? This wasn't a good movie. Also badly written film.


I can't believe this has raving reviews from some people. It's not a good movie. And the writing is so bad that it's comedic. None of the characters act like real people except for the lawyer who is only in it for a few minutes. Some of the characters' motivations and personalities also go from 0-60 or do 180 degree turns with no rhyme or reason either.

When the trio breaks in the house and captures Anna, instead of just giving them the money so they can leave, she doesn't say anything. And this is a character that just moments ago in the film made it clear she couldn't care less about the money. Not only that, the trio make almost no effort to make Anna tell them where the money is. Again, this is attributed to bad writing because the writer had no idea how to keep the plot going had these characters, you know, acted like human beings.

And speaking of characters changing motives, etc, the younger brother couldn't get out of the house fast enough when it's clear that Anna has now been caught in the middle and is their prisoner. But when his older brother gives him the chance to leave, he then wants to stay because he wants to get the money. Da f@ck? Again, nothing has changed from the moment he wanted to leave to when he's in the kitchen trying to make coffee. Again bad writing.

The characters like I said change personalities and motives on a whim. One of the robbers wants to help a character one minute, and then make them suffer the next.

The movie also gets really tedious the more it went on. I was hoping that the twist was going to be something spectacular like Anna is a vampire or they have some kind of giant man-eating chinchilla in the basement. But then it is revealed that the twist is nothing more than that Anna and her brother like to torture and kill pedophiles in the basement. Hooray?

And when Anna finally lets the bad guy go, she just casually walks up stairs with no worry that, you know, the brother of the guy she just killed might be waiting for her. Seriously.

I got bored watching this movie. I stuck it out because I thought there was some kind of great twist. There wasn't. The acting was horrible. The dialogue was bad. The film was written so badly that I thought Tommy Wiseau was going to pop out in the middle of it. When Culkin came to the house dressed like Tommy Wiseau I almost leaped out of my chair thinking that the film finally made sense. But unfortunately there was no connection to him. This was just a bad movie.

I think I have more but I'm still puzzled as to how people can even recommend this film.

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I can't believe this has raving reviews from some people. It's not a good movie. And the writing is so bad that it's comedic. None of the characters act like real people except for the lawyer who is only in it for a few minutes. Some of the characters' motivations and personalities also go from 0-60 or do 180 degree turns with no rhyme or reason either.

I thought it was a pretty good movie. Did it have its flaws, sure did, but that didnt make it a bad film. I enjoyed the acting and the writing up to a point. Yes they didnt act like real people, but guess what, its a movie, not only that its a horror movie! No one acts like real people because it would be over in a few minutes if they did. But I do agree that the character development is way off. They rushed it, might be because they didnt have enough money or maybe didnt have enough material to work with.
When the trio breaks in the house and captures Anna, instead of just giving them the money so they can leave, she doesn't say anything. And this is a character that just moments ago in the film made it clear she couldn't care less about the money. Not only that, the trio make almost no effort to make Anna tell them where the money is. Again, this is attributed to bad writing because the writer had no idea how to keep the plot going had these characters, you know, acted like human beings.

She didnt tell them where the money was because she knew they would kill her the moment they got it. Her brother and her would never let any of their victims leave no matter what since they knew their faces. She knew the deal and wasnt stupid. She wanted to give the money to Dan because he was a nice guy who see saw was also trapped like her.
And speaking of characters changing motives, etc, the younger brother couldn't get out of the house fast enough when it's clear that Anna has now been caught in the middle and is their prisoner. But when his older brother gives him the chance to leave, he then wants to stay because he wants to get the money. Da f@ck? Again, nothing has changed from the moment he wanted to leave to when he's in the kitchen trying to make coffee. Again bad writing.

He wanted to prove himself to his older brother and also get the money. Desperation will make people do crazy things. Also wanting respect from his brother and his crazy friend definitely played a part in it. I think it was pretty good writing and made sense to me.
The characters like I said change personalities and motives on a whim. One of the robbers wants to help a character one minute, and then make them suffer the next.

Im guessing your speaking about Perry. I dont know if you noticed but he is a complete psychopath. He flips thru emotions on a switch and dosent have any remorse or empathy for anyone or anything. People like that exist and I hope we never have to run into anyone like that.
The movie also gets really tedious the more it went on. I was hoping that the twist was going to be something spectacular like Anna is a vampire or they have some kind of giant man-eating chinchilla in the basement. But then it is revealed that the twist is nothing more than that Anna and her brother like to torture and kill pedophiles in the basement. Hooray?

I think the twist was appropriate. Anna was extremely traumatized, not to mention the fact that they would have to use her in someway to lure the pedos over to the home so again extreme trauma. Both her and the brother had very deep issues that just lingered for years. But I do agree that maybe a more freaky twist would have been better, maybe feeding people to deformed family members or a cult of some sorts. But I like how they decided to go with a more realistic approach.
The movie also gets really tedious the more it went on. I was hoping that the twist was going to be something spectacular like Anna is a vampire or they have some kind of giant man-eating chinchilla in the basement. But then it is revealed that the twist is nothing more than that Anna and her brother like to torture and kill pedophiles in the basement. Hooray?

I think at this point she just gave up on life. Until she saw him trying to burn down her home. She hated her house but also didnt know any better since she was trapped there for so many years.

Over all I enjoyed the film. The acting was ok, the cinematography was ok, the editing/pacing was good, the sound design was great, and the over all feel of the film was good. Was a a fantastic piece of cinema that will live on forever? No. Was it a fun little thriller that kept me guessing, yes. A solid 7/10 for me. Sorry you didnt enjoy it as much as I did.

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was going to make my own reply but after reading ghost's reply im just gonna say "yup all of that what he/she said" agreed

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I agree with the OP. Bad acting, total personality changes that made no sense, and a lame twist. Other annoying moments include:

-when a guy gets bashed in the head with a hammer, he's probably not getting back up again anytime soon, let alone be able to strangle you for a minute.
-do people just walk right into someone's house, like the lawyer lady did? Wouldn't she know that's trespassing?
-why wouldn't you stand on the shoulders of one guy and try to get through the kitchen door?
-Anna watched people get killed before, but NOW her agoraphobia is cured?
-Calling the police would have just got the guys arrested. It's not like they would have checked out the basement.

So many dumb moments. Ugh!

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I recorded this movie on my DVR yesterday and I'm looking at it,but I can't get into this junk.It sucks,so pressing delete button!


Accomplishments Have No Color.

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She pissed herself outside. Didnt change her clothes. Hammers a dude. Gets choked out twice. Mumbles somethin about redeeming paedos. Shoots a guy. Torches a house. Misses a funeral. Stabs a guy in thr throat. Disses a lawyer whos tryin to pull her. Its a good premise. Script let her down.

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I agree a little bit but most of what you said can be explained. I liked the movie. I thought it was pretty good for the type of movie it was.

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As a matter of fact I am, and was while watching the movie. Thanks for asking. I thought it was a good movie. It had it's flaws, but overall it was entertaining, which is all I ask along with a good buzz. Peace out.

*I know that I am stupid but when I look around me I feel a lot better.*

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