8.5/10
I haven't caught much of the recent wave of home invasion horrors (The Strangers, Them (Ils), etc) so I'm not sure how this one stacks up against those, but I thought it was pretty great. The story isn't very original (it's almost too reminiscent of Funny Games and Panic Room) but it's directed with a lot of flair, particularly in a couple of split-screen shots that left me breathless, and the acting is tremendous. The movie is shot almost "verité" style with lots of unbroken takes and it works really well, everything comes across as distrurbingly real - helped along by some absolutely brutal violence, comparable to A Serbian Film or Funny Games in its unflinching realism. Definitely not one for weak stomachs...or for those hoping to have their faith renewed in humanity.
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