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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 The acting is atrocious, led by Haylie Duff, whose performance is so wooden she could have been replaced by a mannequin, and no one would have noticed.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.

Standard Lifetime movie. Bad acting, poor writing, decent background noise.

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.

Haylie is no Hillary. Her character portrayal is the same in everything I've seen. The machinations are old and dried up. Tampering with the food, copying a house key with wax etc... I couldn't even make it through. Turned it off at 56 minutes when I gave up believing that anything interesting was going to happen.

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.