Very weak attempt at a psychological thriller which barely gets out of first gear. The setup was fine but the story needed to develop 2 or 3 more levels of complexity in the 2nd act. There was no up and down of the drama, no twists, no character development, just a few surprise killings and gore. And the girl's acting was not an amazing performance, it was just annoying. Maybe the director was attempting to marry realism and the thriller - he certainly failed if that was his idea.

Whaaaa whaaaa whaaaa whaaaa whaaa nwhaaa whaaaa whaaaa gnwaaaah whaaaah whaaaah...Takes the generic 'kidnap family in their own home' theme...whaaaaa whaaaa nwhaaaa whaaaaa whaaaaa whaaaa...couples it with the even more generic 'cold leader, crazy muscle, and sympathetic young guy' kidnapper team makeup, and...whaaaa whaaaaa whaaaaa gwaaaah whaaaa waaaaaah...then adds a whiny girl who screams literally half of the...whaaaa whaaaaaagh ngwhaaaa whaaaang whaaaaa...movie. Whaaaaaa.

Zaskakujaco dobry thriller. Intensywny, zawierajacy kilka interesujacych pomyslow w kwestii filmowania (dzielenie ekranu). Nie jest to film idealny, ale pozostawia dobre wrazenie.

"Whereas Vivas's aesthetic is initially intimate, a raft of split-screens and circuitous tracking shots soon call undue attention to themselves." - Nick Schager

Holy hell, this was one intense and dark movie. The story is pretty basic and what you'd expect from a film of this type, but the presentation lifts it to an amazingly realistic and nailbitingly brutal level. If you enjoy long takes, this is definitely a great example of how to use them to increase unease. The ending is just... just... damn! Holy shit. I think I need a drink to calm down a bit.

Intense. The astonishing cinematography ought to be Oscar-nominated. I found myself pulled out of the film, wondering how they achieved such lengthy, complex shots. It must've been extremely demanding for the good cast - and challenging for the crew, too. Trying to forget this mastery for a minute, the plot points we have seen in any other home invasion thriller. The style, however, makes them work. Be warned, though: this has probably the most bleak scene (I won't spoil which) I have ever seen.