Shut In

My first horror film of 2016, which was one of the anticipated horror films of January, but it doesn't go over the better average. The film more or less delivered what the trailer promised, but didn't offer anything extra and that's a big downside. While this is the original home invasion, which goes straight to the point at the 12 minute mark and offers some interesting twists, the suspense only works in the first half, the film runs out of breath densely at the end and features almost no gore or memorable scene to make me remember it next week. At least it's skillfully filmed, and you don't get bored, but you're not dazzled or surprised by anything. A relatively untapped good potential. Story 6/10, Atmosphere 6/10, Gore 3/10, Visuals 6/10, Action 5/10, Suspense 6/10, Humor 0/10. Entertainment 6/10. 60% (16.01.2016)

I still think it was possible to squeeze a bit more out of the overall idea, but there's indeed a fantastic twist that shows us that it's possible to approach a classic scheme quite innovatively. There are good characters, and Rory Culkin simply entertains me. Towards the end, my interest was waning, but it can't be denied that the film has an idea, but it’s just not fully developed to the end. (20.01.2016)