Much Better Than I Expected

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2017)

One of the best suspense/thriller movies from 2016, "Don't Breathe" has three teens (Jane Levy playing the main character of the bunch) breaking into the home of a blind man (played by Stephen Lang) to steal a lot of cash that he supposedly has in the house.
It's supposed to be an easy job for the teen burglars: Lang lives alone in a Detroit neighborhood where almost every house is abandoned (few witnesses); one of the teens has a master key for the burglar alarm that Lang uses; Lang is old, the teens are young and they outnumber him. But once inside Lang's home, the young thieves get much more than they planned for when Lang proves to be a very tough and vicious opponent who also harbors some very dark, nasty secrets.
My most memorable, movie moment is the scene when the burglars discover a hidden room in Lang's basement that reveals a shocking secret.
"Don't Breathe" has a few, minor shenanigans that most viewers will easily forgive because overall, the entire movie works very well. It is very suspenseful, the pacing is fast, the acting is good, you'll want to know what happens to each of the four characters, and there are a few surprises thrown in there that seasoned movie fans should be able to foresee.
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