Good but the third act is kinda lame

Rating: 8/10 (28 August 2016)

Not trying to be too eloquent on this one. If you're expecting a gruesome anti-home invasion slasher that this is not. Kids try to rob a crazy war vet and pay a heavy price. The villain is well played but surprisingly run of the mill. He has an agenda but its not scary or anything. This is more of a thriller more along the lines of "People under the stairs" rather than something like bizarre like "The Collector". Nearly all the characters are sympathetic. I liked that. If you're going to watch characters breath and creep around its important that they be compelling.
I have to give it an honest 8/10. Don't get me wrong I thoroughly enjoyed the vast majority of the film, but it has some problems.
-1 Stephen Lang's dialog was surprisingly milquetoast. I felt like with the few lines he has it could have been a bit more interesting or poetic. -1 Third act has too many false endings and drags
All that said I wanna give a special nod to them filming in that apparently abandoned neighborhood. I'm curious as to where that was exactly. It really helped the sense of loneliness and lack of escape. It was really creepy.