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PROS: A pro could be the build up of tension. Although it lacked the entire film, when it came to the climax the director knew what needed to be done.

CONS: The most obvious con to point out is within the plot. If you watch the movie you'll understand what I mean when I say, the movie simply put up too many road blocks. There was one idea that could have been strong, but it was hindered by smaller plots that gave a large disconnect between motives and actions. Another fault was with the acting. The secondary characters did a great job at delivering what their intent was, but the main girl character just lacked when it came to genuine emotion. The final thing that was frustrating was the creativity. The entire movie was based around this girl being a "secret weapon", but she did nothing special. The girl did nothing that was out of the ordinary; she did pretty much basic things.

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Indeed ignore other reviews written. This was a great watch. Kaya Scodelario was awesome and Ed Skrein really impressed me as well. I had seen him before in something I can't really remember and wasn't impressed, so when I heard he was doing the (unnecessary) Transporter reboot I was disappointed, this however was a great edgy performance from him.

The whole film by the way was pretty damn edgy. Maybe a couple small holes here and there, sure, but most were adequately explained. I particularly love this type of home invasion, one location, against the odds story done on a shoestring budget. And it brought some old school nailbiting tension as well.

I really don't understand the criticism. Of course this story has been done before, but this one definitely had it's own originality. This combined with gorgeous photography, a gorgeous leading tough girl, and an overall great cast, always nice to see Dougray Scott in action, he's just great at dying slowly, made for an excellent exiting watch. 7/10

This film is completely unbelievable and ridiculous.

I don't want to give any spoilers by mentioning specific things that happen so that you hopefully read this BEFORE deciding to watch it and save yourself a complete waste of time.

As you will know from the brief description this is a home invasion thriller, quite early on the film starts to make you realise that luck is always on the side of the female lead who is trying to avoid being caught by the gang who break into the house. What starts as a few situations where you think "that's a bit daft and unrealistic, how did she get away with that?" quickly snowballs into a completely laughable chain of events but unfortunately it's not 'so bad it's good', it's just SO BAD.

The presence of Dougray Scott initially encouraged me to think the film might have some redeeming features but unfortunately his character makes some perplexing decisions that seem to be completely at odds with his role as leader of the gang and the loyalty shown to him by them.

When I reviewed this it had a score of 4.9/10 but I gave it the benefit of the doubt because of some other positive reviews but really it deserves a lower score because it is just so completely unbelievable.

Flawed in many ways, countless of plot holes and cringe-worthy set-ups I literally uttered out 'Really!?' at one point when the girl managed to cause a diversion with a alarm clock, won't spoil anything but when you see it you'll know what I am talking about.

But somehow it still managed to re-gain my interest even though it did through me out of the loop a bunch of times, so yeah you need to look past a lot of logical loopholes in this movie to enjoy it.

So even though the script is flawed in many ways the atmosphere, acting and visual managed to carry the movie up just enough to become a decent watch although far from great.

A similar movie that's better is 'THE AGGRESSION SCALE (2012)' so I'd recommend that before I recommend this but if you've seen that already and want to watch something similar than yeah this could be an acceptable choice, however don't expect it to be as good as that.

Tense, well-crafted home invasion thriller that doesn't, in the end, add much to the genre and doesn't leave much of an impression once it's over. I appreciate that the screenplay by Simon Lewis reaches for some thematic resonance about characters at critical turning points in their lives without belaboring the points or becoming hackneyed, but the character development takes a back seat to the mechanics of a twisty plot that isn't as compelling as it should be. This film has both too much and too little going on. It could have been longer and I wonder if it fell victim to some overzealous pruning. Still, crisp direction by Tom Daley and a good performances all around make this an entertaining watch while it lasts. I just wish I wasn't already starting to forget that I saw it.

What I have noticed about UK films is they are quite a bit different then US films, less big effects, more realistic, etc. The movie never turns out how I think it will and ends up as something else.

What we have here is a suspenseful movie about a house being burglarized. It was well acted and suspenseful. I felt the writing maybe could have been a bit better but it was what it was. I guess I had hoped it would scare me more then it did but it wasn't bad.

I like films with a strong female character and this seems to fit that description well, although she is younger then women we usually see as the strong roles, but it works. It shows how someone would behave if they become part of a big scary situation.

I enjoyed it but feel people should come in with realistic expectations. This invites comparison to The Purge which I felt was a misfire, and not really enjoyable at all. This film however takes a house invasion and is able to keep suspense and interest with it, which I don't consider an easy task.

This is a solid thriller. The lead actress is the same one from Crawl. Also, it's the same kind of movie, instead of being trapped with alligators it's criminals.

This was a very watchable home invasion thriller. In a lot of ways it was much more than I expected.

Pros: Acting well done, Dougray Scott always nice to see(even if he could have been used more). The action and pacing done right, tension is kept high, not too many low points.

Cons: As mentioned in the other reviews, there are plot holes galore. I understand that people make bad decisions, but do not MacGuyver your character one minute and make them utterly dumb a few moments later. A very very average person even this this heightened scenario could have ended this movie earlier with several possible decisions.

It is an okay pass your time movie, not much more.

Right from the get-go of the British crime thriller "Tiger House" we learn that this young lass (Kaya Scodelario, "The Maze Runner") is a competitive gymnast. And her character's athletic prowess is showcased in some scenes here certainly. Still, it never reaches the level of kick-ass ninja warrior stuff you fully anticipated considering the dire circumstances of this home invasion horror show.

Tiger House......eh, more of a tabby shack.

Kelly (Kaya Scodelario) sneaks into her grounded boyfriend Mark's bedroom. She reveals that she's pregnant and a group of masked men break into the house. They take the family captive while Kelly manages to hide. The leader Shane (Dougray Scott) gets injured. Unstable Callum (Ed Skrein) is forced to stay behind to clean up the blood. They are using Mark's hostage stepfather to help rob a bank.

This is a British thriller filmed in South Africa. It's a solid house invasion thriller. I would like the mother to get killed. It's a better fit with the ending. It may actually be more compelling to have Shane's injury untreated. Mostly, the movie needs one of the family killed to heighten the intensity. It's solid.

The character introductions were well done, as we really got to like them, as if we already knew them. Although it is an interesting premise and Kaya Scodelario is very good in her role, I did not find the film dynamic enough. She doesn't turn out to be the strong fighter I expected her to be. Ed Skrein was good as the villain, but Dougray Scott's character was passive for most of the film. Interesting twist.

Dumb movie with a dumb lead actor. She doesn't half the movie outside of the house why didn't she go next door or run down the street for help. The crossbow also loads itself. She s one guy with it as he sets fire to the bedroom then as that is going on she breaks the window with a bike recovers the crossbow and the bolt from the dying guy then jumps out the window and via the crossbow is reloaded.

Dumb movie !!