Undescribable Perfection

How sad is this?

brilliant actors, brilliant editing

The first must-see film of the year.

HOME INVASION is a straight-to-video B-movie thriller that openly copies PANIC ROOM but comes across as far inferior to the David Fincher film. This one sees an ageing Natasha Henstridge playing a mother who is forced to take refuge her own home alongside her child when it is invaded by a bunch of criminals looking for loot. Her only ally is a security operator on the outside, played by a tired Jason Patric in one of those sitting-at-a-desk type roles. Truth be told, this is a typically cheap and overwrought production, with Henstridge failing to impress and the story piling on one cliche after another. I laughed out loud during some of the attempts at more serious moments. The one highlight is the presence of martial arts expert Scott Adkins in the cast, but sadly he's not enough to save the film - and he doesn't even get to fight.

I love home invasion movies. They are often brutal, violent, and show the ugly side of one of the worst crimes a family can experience. This movie, however, was so tame as to make the actual act as boring as having neighbors you dislike over for tea. The script with asinine, the acting was atrocious, and the lack of any violence, blood, or foul-language was bad enough, but this is supposed to instill horror and dread on the viewer, and I was simply BORED. Bored from beginning to end at this failure of a film, and it does not deserve to be seen by even the most prudish fan of cinema. It is a Home Invasion film for religious people, in that there is nothing to suggest that the movie is actually aiming to show the horror of home invasions. It is a really bad joke that fails from its inception to its punchline. And the ending? Sweet Mary, that ending! What a load of freaking hot garbage. All of it.

Home Invasion stars Jason Patric, Scott Adkins and Natasha Henstridge. And with a descent cast like that you will believe that this movie is actually pretty awesome guess what it's full of mistakes and lazy acting. I really feel bad about Scott Adkins because he could easily be the next Jason Statham and he chose to star in movies like this one. I enjoyed the characters of Henstridge and Patric but other than that the movie is a mess it's predictable at times, the acting is over the top and the lines are just way off and also the bad guys know all this things that the movie never wants to explain in full detail. Home Invasion is a movie that it's easily forgettable!!!

Right from the door bell, the movie bears an eerie resemblance to Panic Room, a mother and her children trapped in a stormy night with several intruders. This is not a good sign as audience would remember a much more superior title. Granted,"Home Invasion" has a decent choice for location, but nevertheless only used as bland routine of insipid cat-and-mouse game.Chloe (Natasha Henstridge), the woman from Species, is home alone with her son when few burglars with sordid intention come and start blasting. This home invasion might go better if the hide-and-seek struggle was better crafted, but the mother and son duo are simply running about in least spectacular way, while any altercation looks unconvincing to say the least, the fast editing tries to mask it to less effective result.The angle on home security operator, whose only interaction is with phone, is far from compelling. Audience would find it hard to relate to Chloe, let alone the operator who's having a bad day. One of the better parts comes from the setting, which the movie invests for quite a bit in the beginning. Its sense of isolation can be atmospheric, yet the prolonged heist overstays its welcome.The team of invaders is honestly mismatched made for prison. For one, there's Scott Adkins, and he's not roundhouse kicking anyone, although he wears suits on the break in then starts yelling randomly. The others are some shady henchmen wearing full gears and shady woman wearing assassin sleeveless attire. They have carnival masks, which they eventually discarded. It's just too confusingly outlandish to be believable, not to mention they wander around the house for half the runtime.Home Invasion delivers just as the title advertised, although in witless and uninspiring manner, making audience wishes it would leave already like an unwanted guest.