As I get older I find that certain themes have a more profound effect on me. How far would I go to protect those I care about? Would I even be able to fight? If I was given the chance to exact revenge would I take it?
With the annual 12 hours of crime without punishment approaching, the Sandin family lock themselves away in their beautiful home, paid for by the Father’s (Ethan Hawke) sale of security systems to the majority of their well to do neighbours. Of course things go south very quickly after the sirens sound and the family find themselves in danger.
Creepy masks. Reclusive boy is good with tech. No good boyfriend who sneaks into the bedroom. Constant use of “I’ll be right back”. Clichés ahoy!
Maybe they should just go to their panic room? Oh wait, they haven’t got one in their clearly very expensive house. How about the back generator? No? You’d think they’d have a plan.
Political and societal allegories abound, constantly hitting you over the head. Eugenics, racism, class, and poverty. It’s all there.
Only one character really stood out for me, and not in a terribly good way. Channeling what I can only assume is ‘Patrick Bateman Lite’, the main antagonist, is trying too hard to be scary. It doesn’t work. I just felt an urge to slap him the entire time.
A couple of well known actors can’t rescue a tale that at first sounds promising but quickly buries itself under its own stupidity.
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