Breaking In

I wasnt expecting too much from this flick. I went ahead and watched it because I'm a huge Gabrielle Union fan.

I was impressed with how there were small details about the aesthetic of the film that captured my interest. The small mundane font that was used for the opening credits made it have an indie film feel, which immeadiatley caught my eye. As the film went on, I could see how the dialogue was slightly disjointed but got to the point in a timely way. Union's performance was pretty awesome, just because she has such a command of the screen. She really personified that emblem of a mother trying to protect her babies. The writing of the film wasn't the best. That did get mildly in the way of the overall effect the film could've had. In short it was an enjoyable thriller/action flick.

I've definitely seen worse movies, there are better home invasion films too, but come on this is mediocre even though there are plot holes for sure, like we don't know much about Gabrielle Union/Shaun Russell's father or about her training, and the 4 guys could've planned a little better. Either way it's quite entertaining for what it is. It's also unfortunate it's because it's by such a great director James Mcteigue. I'm glad I was able to watch it free on HBO GO. If you wanna see a better invasion flick check out You're Next or Don't Breathe those are written better with great chills. For now though at least give this a chance it's decent.

I have no idea who wrote this script but they need to take a few classes. Dialing 911 will not show up in your call log. For the reason shown in the film. Why did her husband show up at the exact wrong time and not call the police when he saw blood?

This is nothing new. Been done 100 times. Not bad...but just...nothing i haven't seen before. Cheesy yet watchable. But...

Home invasions are nothing new. This sets our protagonist outside the house though, which is not common. The movie itself tries to keep it as real as possible, but sometimes seems uneven when it comes to character behaviour. Then again if they behave just like a one way street it seems to easy to paper thin. So while this overall may seem flawed (I'd argue it is), it still has some nice moments to it.

Suspend your disbelief and let yourself emerge and just feel what the characters go through. The good ones that is. If you do that, you can be entertained to a degree. So while uncommon on one side, not really anything new overall.