Invasive

So this isn't a movie worth a high rating by any means, some of the "rEvIeWs" have it as a 9 or 10 LoL.

This movie isn't bad at all, it's fairly well done actually with a good plot and the actors and actresses done well, it's entertaining and has a couple of little twists thrown in there that keep everything moving along at a good pace, get some popcorn, relax and just watch it for what it is and you'll find that you will enjoy it. Tubi has done well here (as they have done with many other Tubi Originals) with good visual effects to top it all off this one definitely doesn't disappoint at all.

Staying late after a party, a woman looking to squat in a billionaire's elite mansion home inadvertently discovers the shocking secret to his fortune when the revelation that his life-saving medicinal cures are tested on other random strays like her and must try to get out of the situation alive.

This was a generally disappointing thriller without much going for it. The main aspect that this one has for it is the idea that there's a shocking secret unearthed within the lab and the survival instincts to get out alive before everything falls south. This is handled incredibly well with the initial reasoning for her being there and staying at the property only to find everything upended when the owner returns ahead of schedule and sets out carrying on the day-to-day life he normally leads unaware of her presence until trying to get away alerts them that something's going on. This starts a thrilling and generally intriguing series of chases around the house where the gruesome nature of the experiments being performed and how it all takes place inside the cramped confines of the one location makes everything feel all the more tense with some surprising revelations at play helping to enhance the experience. It's what pretty much makes this one enjoyable overall. There are some issues here holding this one down. The main detriment of the film revolves around the lack of macabre shenanigans for much of the running time. With so much of the first half revolving around the two sitting around the house enjoying their time alone in a lavish technologically-impactful mansion that allows for a lighthearted feeling until it gets to a point where they have a more distracted idea the more they stay there. Very little of this tends to be dark or thrilling which makes for a sluggish time to get going as there's barely anything going on that makes for a generally tense time until halfway through so it all comes together rather lackluster. That also highlights the series of twists present highlighting the overlong finale where it keeps introducing plenty of additional elements to keep everything going for little payoff which is what holds this one back.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, and Brief Nudity.

I stumbled across this film and decided to give it a chance. At first, it does appear low budget and the first "test", which we would come to learn about later felt a little cheesy but passable. As the film carries on, we meet three lead characters, one of which is rich but has an odd, sort of dry humor/douche like dismissive nature to him. Strange but observant as you watch him. Then we meet the two other leads, one of which we learn some backstory on (female) and the other (male) we only learn little things about as it's revealed.

Now, watching this film you wouldn't really know what the plot is about but we see these characters live their best life by taking advantage of others with reason. And this is where things start to unfold because of what is first seen followed by what is eventually found. At this point, this is where the film feels more solid. The rich, odd man oddly resembles actor Jeremy Sisto and Christian Bale, and there's moments where you get a little bit of "American Psycho" vibes in the disturbing portrayal of himself.

When the secrets are revealed behind what's really happening in this house, the drama unfolds between multiple characters. The film holds your attention pretty decently to its end. I rate this one a 7/10.

A Tubi Original that has nothing original in it cause it's not realistic, it's not frightening, it's not scary, has just mild mumbo elements of horror and drama in it. The parting of the boy and girl wasn't logical, could have benefited from more people in that house, at least two big dogs in it and flesh torn apart.

Instead of those, we have unrealistic cat and mouse chases and the wrong persons died. The tech was nice though.

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 4.5
• Production value/impact: 4.5
• Development: 6
• Realism: 4
• Entertainment: 4
• Acting: 5.5
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 7.5
• VFX: 7
• Music/score/sound: 5
• Depth: 4.5
• Logic: 3
• Flow: 5.5
• Psychological/thriller/horror/drama: 4.5
• Ending: 4.

Excellent. Captivating. The lead actress is extraordinarily talented. She was similarly great in the Blood and Water series also filmed in South Africa.

The movie does contain disturbing images but it didn't give me nightmares.

Very topical subject and lots of high tech gadgetry.

Please check out the Netflix series Blood and Water. Khosi Ngema is definitely one of my favorite actresses. Very beautiful. Toughtful and expressive.

This was filmed in Capetown South Africa. 🇿🇦 Professionally done. Well acted. Good story.

I would watch anything this actress is a part of...she's THAT good.

10 stars.