Home Invasion

Home Invasion (2012) Review:

"Home Invasion" is an excruciatingly bad movie that fails on almost every level. The acting is atrocious, led by Haylie Duff, whose performance is so wooden she could have been replaced by a mannequin, and no one would have noticed. Every line feels forced, and her lack of emotional range makes it impossible to connect with her character.

The storyline is painfully uninspired. It trudges through every tired cliché of the home invasion genre without a shred of creativity. Instead of building suspense, the film meanders into the absurd, presenting a plot so riddled with holes it feels like the script was written in one afternoon and never revisited.

Speaking of the plot, it is utterly ridiculous. The characters make laughably poor decisions at every turn, making it hard to suspend disbelief. Rather than creating tension or fear, the film inspires only frustration and unintentional laughter.

If this movie is evidence of anything, it's that Haylie Duff should seriously consider a different career path. Her acting here not only detracts from the story but actively contributes to the film's downfall. It's hard to imagine why she was cast in the first place.

In short, "Home Invasion" is a complete waste of time. If you value your sanity or your evening, steer clear of this disaster. You'll thank yourself later.

The story is surprisingly good and plausible. A woman kills a burglar and the dead man's girlfriend insinuates her way into her life. For a Lifetime movie the story is good and the wacko played by Haylie Duff does things that aren't too outrageous. Lisa Sheridan the pretty actress plays the victim. It's quite exciting for Lifetime.

This is the first time I've written a review on IMd.I check here often to make sure the movie I plan on watching is indeed watchable. But after reading Navy's review (above mine) I had to say something. This is for reviews Navy. If the content of the movie is not to your liking STOP WATCHING. I'm assuming you realized what the movie was about before you started? Okay, this type of movie has been done.Angry boyfriend/girlfriend, mom/dad seek revenge on their loved ones killer, whether the killing was justified or not. Heck most of Lifetimes movies are just like this! The movie moved along quickly, held my interest and even had me yelling at my TV! As I said, it's been done ,so have most of the movies Hollywood gives us these days. Even so, it was a decent movie the acting was well done and it was decently written. I'm being generous with my 6 out of 10, if only for it's predictability.I'm glad I watched it on my streaming channel rather than purchasing it. It was worth 7.99 a month but not 19.99 for a copy of the movie. I've seen much, much worse on these streaming channels , thank goodness this one was decent.

Look it's a great film. The story. The acting is excellent. Script is really good. The bad guy in this movie even though you are shown right at the start isn't suspicious for the most part. The victim pace in putting it together was realistic. I enjoyed this movie a lot. If it had a little more suspense I would have given a 10.

Actually my headline says it all. The story is just too ridiculous to be taken seriously and in places it made me cringe. However, the characters were well portrayed by the cast, the movie is well paced and I found it quite enjoyable. I couldn't give it any more than 4/10 due to the unintelligent plot.