Suspenseful and surprisingly brutal horror film...

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2016)

There definitely seems to be a resurgence of higher quality American horror films hitting the theaters lately. "Don't Breathe" is a fantastic flick that's rife with suspense and throws in a pretty f- cked up 'twist'...
Three petty Detroit thieves break into upscale homes and take just enough sh*t to avoid what would amount to a felony. Not scoring nearly enough cash to make it out of the God-forsaken, derelict city, they get word of a blind war vet who is sitting on a 300-grand settlement so they figure it'd be a cinch to break into his house and lift it. Turns out, what this guy lacks in sight he makes up for, ten fold, in stomping mud-holes in the asses of intruders. Once trapped inside his domicile, the petrified criminals are forced to take the film's title to heart and not let the gun-toting blind badass hear them breathe as they look for a way out.
I honestly can't find a whole lot wrong with "Don't Breathe". This is one suspenseful, well-structured and excellently paced horror movie. One of the best I've seen in a long time. The blind man character is terrifically merciless toward his trespassers and - during an unexpected turn of events - it becomes much more open-to- question as to whether or not he is totally the 'victim' or not. Definitely did NOT see that sh*t coming! I'll never touch a turkey baster again... Gotta hand it to Fede Alvarez as "Don't Breathe" knocks his previous "Evil Dead" remake out of the water. Hopefully he sticks with his own concepts from now on and keeps turning out sh*t of this caliber, cuz I'm certainly impressed. Along with "The Witch", I had two surprisingly enjoyable trips to the theater this year.
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