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Chloe Paige (Natasha Henstridge) and her stepson Jacob (Liam Dickinson) live in an isolated mansion in an island. Chloe's husband is traveling and she does not know his whereabouts. One stormy night, Chloe is drinking wine with her friend Alice (Johannah Newmarch) when a car arrives and Alice believes they are strangers needing information. When she leaves the house, she is murdered by a masked man. Chloe closes the front door and calls the police and the home security company. However the police can not cross the bridge that was damaged by the criminals. Meanwhile the trio of criminals breaks in Chloe's house. The security agent Mike (Jason Patric) uses the security cameras to advise Chloe where to hide. The trio is looking for a safe and for Chloe while she is hidden with Jacob. Will the police arrive in time to save Chloe and Jacob?

"Home Invasion" is a reasonable thriller considering that it is home video. The story is simple and tense but the characters have unreasonable attitudes. Chloe does not use her car to break down the gate of the garage and flee with her stepson. She shoots Heflin but does not take his weapon and stays in the fire line with her stepson. Heflin threatens Chloe to open the safe instead of leaving his skilled partner continue his attempt. The criminal in the truck shoots the police officers in a senseless decision since he was one against a group. In addition, there is an electrical power outage on the exact moment that Chloe and Jacob are opening the gate. My vote is six.

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Definitely worth a watch but it was hard to root for any of the main characters. My jaw dropped several times at the stupid decisions they made along with the criminals. The end very disappointing and anticlimactic. Pretty cliche premise but I think the execution was good enough to still be enjoyable.

This is the most incredibly badly acted, slow moving, poorly scripted, abysmally directed drive I have ever had the misfortune to watch.It would not even be good enough to rate as a B movie it is that bad.

I find it hard to understand why anyone would rate this higher than 1 and this is happening more and more often that reviewers are giving completely false reviews.

I cannot find one redeeming quality in this film, there not even as much as 10 seconds of even mediocre acting in the whole film. The story line is fairly standard and may have been worth watching if the actors had any ability at all.

Please, I implore you, do not waste your life.

A really nice film that proved an unexpected joy to watch. I say "unexpected" because of some of the appalling reviews seen here on IMDb, which - in my view - this film does not deserve.

It has a nice pace and storyline that will keep most people entertained and thrilled right to the end. Granted, it may not win an Oscar but it is well made and well acted. Definitely worth a watch despite the negative reviews, some of which I'm sure were written by people who either haven't seen the film or simply haven't a clue about what's good and what isn't. Yes, they're entitled to their opinions but those who are giving this one star clearly do not know what they're on about.

The story is good, the title gives a clue as to what it's about; I won't add any spoilers.

I very much enjoyed this movie and think people need to give it a chance. It's about caring also not just terror. Jason Patric is great in his role and shows the length a person would go to save another. Yes some of the scenes are repetitive, but in that situation for real that's exactly what would happen even without someone walking you through it. I feel this movie is not a waste of time to watch and fact is home invasions do happen all the time. This film was realistic and not overdone and fake. Everyone has their own opinions,this just happens to be mine.Take 85 minutes and give this movie a try. It was entertaining and definitely worth the time. I am glad I stumbled upon it

I don't understand the bad reviews, this is a good movie. It is a slow, tense thriller that keeps you alert. Jason Patric was great and had a good cast with him. Some whine about "closure." Let me ask you : DID you see the contents of Samuel L. Jackson's briefcase in Pulp Fiction? NO. Because you are supposed to do it yourself. Sometimes it is better that way. What was in there? Doesn't matter. THAT'S not the story. Hide and seek is the story, a very serious and deadly game. It is played by a team of great players who will keep your attention. If your attention is elsewhere then you are not ready for TV at the moment, go do something else. This movie does exactly what it wants to do: keep you watching and wondering. In case you haven't noticed by now, life does not always work out the way you want it to. Do you really want the perfect Disney ending? How many times in your life do you see that? So maybe it is not as predictable as you thought. Good. That's part of the plan too.

My biggest annoyance is trying to track the name of the trainee who was working with Jaason, the pretty girl with the ponytail and glasses. Her name seems to not exist anywhere. Anyone know her?

Have you never seen this movie? Then definitely see it. No, it's not Star Wars, changing the movie world, but it is good and should not mentally cripple you in under two hours. I say it is solid, and worth a try. NO REGRETS.

I was skeptical about this movie. I really didn't wanted to check this out but I did anyways and boyoboy how glad am I. This movie is about a mother and stepson duo who are in a remote mansion(of course! In every home invasion movie there's a remote mansion). But then a trio of murder arrive and the movie starts out. I love such movies. From The Strangers and recent Berkshire County, I loved all of these and this one is on that list too. The acting is great for all I know and the kid is not annoying (wow!). So if you want to watch something and pass time,then watch this. But it's my humble request that please don't be too critical while watching this. Overall, Story: 5/10, it has been done before. Cast: 6/10 Thrill factor: 6.5/10 so the movie gets 7/10.

"Home Invasion" is a Crime - Drama movie in which we watch three intruders breaking into a house to steal something from a safe while a mother with her son are trapped inside and they are trying to stay safe.

I have to admit that I did not expect much from this movie and I was not disappointed after watching it. It was just another average crime movie which was consisted of very few good scenes, a simple but boring plot and some very poor interpretations made by its cast. The direction which was made by David Tennant was below average and I believe that he did not reach his potential despite the simple plot of the movie. Finally, I have to say that I do not recommend anyone to watch this movie and if you want to watch a far better version of this movie just watch the movie "Panic Room" of 2002.

Chloe (Natasha Henstridge) and her stepson Jacob live on an island community. They are being targeted by a group of masked invaders. She calls home security and gets Mike (Jason Patric).

There are occurrences that don't pass the smell test. They don't seem right even if they are not impossible. It should be the easiest thing for these armed intruders to find Chloe and take her captive. One of their first objective should be getting the situation under control. They seem almost lackadaisical in their search. It should be more compelling action for them to escape into the rain. I know filming in the rain really sucks but as it stands, this movie doesn't work. On top of that, the home security stuff also seems unlikely. The only part I truly like is the bridge. The rest is less than thrilling.

Not a great film by any means. But it does what it does well. There are some holes in the plot. The plot itself is predictable and a little ridiculous. But if, like us, you were looking for some diversion on a nasty November night, it kept us entertained and awake. This is a Canadian film. It was shot in British Columbia. And although they don't specifically set it in Canada, they also do not Americanize and bastardize a Canadian city as so many of these films do. We have to sell our films but we should draw the line at selling our identity. Many Canadian filmmakers don't understand that The bad guys are really bad. The kid is a brat. And they never tell us the whos and whys behind the home invasion. The acting and the camera work are very good. Good stuff if you have have a rainy evening to kill.

I love home invasion movies. They are often brutal, violent, and show the ugly side of one of the worst crimes a family can experience. This movie, however, was so tame as to make the actual act as boring as having neighbors you dislike over for tea. The script with asinine, the acting was atrocious, and the lack of any violence, blood, or foul-language was bad enough, but this is supposed to instill horror and dread on the viewer, and I was simply BORED. Bored from beginning to end at this failure of a film, and it does not deserve to be seen by even the most prudish fan of cinema. It is a Home Invasion film for religious people, in that there is nothing to suggest that the movie is actually aiming to show the horror of home invasions. It is a really bad joke that fails from its inception to its punchline. And the ending? Sweet Mary, that ending! What a load of freaking hot garbage. All of it.

Well-directed and acted. Pacing was good and the tension was maintained, except for a bit somewhere in the middle.

Only bugbear is that home security's role wasn't significant enough. I expected Mike to be the eyes and ears for Chloe, literally guiding her through the escape (this idea was done excellently in the film See For Me). However, it turns out that his involvement throughout was mostly patchy and lacked coherence. Nice idea at the end though.

Great actors, great story, very suspenseful and well done. Only thing is that they forgot to give it an ending. It's one of those good films where at the end you ask yourself, "I spent all that time and now this"? The movie is about crooks looking for something, but they never tell you what that something is.

Now I know the home invasion sub genre had been used a lot and this movie is no different.... But it does it right. This movie kept me engaged from beginning to end. It's one of the few of the genre that made me want to find out what happens next. The thieves were scary and the house was a great setting. It even had a pretty good shootout scene. The cast for the most part is pretty good except for the kid but then again he is probably a better actor than most Hollywood kids. But one performance in particular I wanted to point out is Natasha Hendstridge as the main protagonist. I really loved her character and she was by far the standout. I really wanted her to succeed and I was invested in her story and I thought she did a great job at having the viewer on her side. Overall I don't have any complaints of this movie. I'm glad I got to watch a good home invasion movie. Most movies try to be different and unique which isn't a bad thing but sometimes it's nice to enjoy a familiar premise done right!

The setup and beginning are quite interesting as not much is being revealed. Although the 6 month flashback right after a decent opening is the first downer in a long series in this flick.

The characters are unbelievable naive or overly arrogant and stupid. The only believable guy is the bank robber Esther.

The home security system and company are a joke. A multi-million dollar home (more a castle) with probably a few dozen rooms and the most expensive smart home rigging installed and they can't do better than this? I expected some really good applications of what such a setting could offer to hide, set traps, escape, counter-attack or do anything to play mind tricks in the gangsters - but all they could do was hacking into the stereo system (well...don't bother) and make some noise for a moment. In the end the security company does very little to save the protagonists, everything that made a difference was done without the aid of the mike guy, who himself was pretty lost all the time.

The road block and the time it took the police to reach a crime scene are so constructed - no one would build such a villa in a remote backwater place. Someone who could buy such a house and stuff would also assign at least one security guard to the building - who would have died first, but OK.

All in all the story and characters are plain and lifeless, everything feels very constructed and there is never any real suspense building up.

Not even worth watching on a rainy Sunday evening with nothing to do.

An absolute waste of time, so many dumb situations...

I have a vast collection of B movies. And a vast collection of C movies. But this is a D movie. Seriously. It is if someone from 1950 discovered home security systems and wanted to make a movie about it. But then you have this typical upper class no-job-having alcoholic (yes drinking wine every night is alcoholism) bleach blonde bimbo with a bratty ass child that has nothing better to do with her life than create drama, with a subplot of a home security system company training procedures manual.... I mean, could this be anymore boring? Yes it can! The dialog is horrible and the script is poorly written. The cops are stupid and rain seems to cause a home security system to fail and the cops to fail and nobody heard that big ass explosion at the front door!?!? The company's name is "Home Security System". The wife can't access her bank account because her name was taken off? That is not even possible. And then someone gets murdered and the cops are nonchalant about it. What about the subplot of the new guy training at the home security system and the woman saying "if you need me to take over for you I can". Take a drink every time you hear wine glasses or find a reason that you want to slap the child. This movie has so many cliches, ugh. What is the point in this? Watch any other number of movies for a good time. Watch this movie if you want anxiety.