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Consisting of some relatively well known actors, I thought this movie would be good. Honestly I wanted to turn it off multiple times throughout the movie. Had to force myself to finish. Maybe that's the plot behind the movie? Viewers struggle to Keep Watching. Very unsatisfying ending. This movie lacks substance. We don't get enough about character backstory or motive.

Too dark. Can't see what's going on half the time.

I thought it could give much more, but unfortunately it didn't turn out the way I wanted. Actually, it might be an interesting choice among home invasion movies, but it has many shortcomings. It's not self-explanatory. The acting seems to be at a low level. The plot is not impressive. An interesting start but no sequel. It had to be smarter, better quality and scarier. They had the materials to do this. Most of the film takes place in darkness and is shown from some camera angles. Supposedly people see what's happening on the internet. If it's being published, why isn't anyone doing anything to help? Why don't they have a scene? Does no one live where they live? Some questions remain in the air. It will not satisfy those who love the genre.

This is your run of the mill home invasion with all the same screaming, getting locked in and slow attempts to find justification for what is happening. Bella Thorne is the stand out actress, who does a fair job of caring this film to its conclusion. However, even with her B++ acting the movie falls short because it has been done so many times and I think most horror/thriller fans are starved for something new. It is also a total setup for a sequel and I hate when movies have an ending that straight up lets you know that you haven't got the whole story. This isn't an awful film but it fails to satisfy.

The idea behind the film from beginning to end could have made a great movie. However, they wrote the characters to be complete morons. From beginning to end they were constantly doing the wrong thing. It didn't help that the two younger actors were either directed poorly or just couldn't portray the fear and sadness they would have been experiencing so they sat around and looked depressed instead.