Burglarizing a blind man. What could possibly go wrong?...

Rating: 5/10 (19 November 2016)

"Don't Breathe" was a movie that I had initially been looking forward to watching, as people had mentioned to me that this was definitely a horror movie worth watching. And given the amount of horror movies that I do watch, I decided to listen to these people.
And now that I have seen "Don't Breathe", color me unimpressed. Sure it was an entertaining enough movie for what it turned out to be. But it was hardly the thing that it was hyped up to be. Perhaps I am just too seasoned to the horror genre, but for me this was just a mediocre delve into the thriller genre that offered nothing new to the genre.
It should be said that the acting was good here, and Stephen Lang really carried the movie quite well with his performance.
What was wrong with "Don't Breathe" was its overwhelming predictability. If you are accustomed to horrors and thrillers, then you will be more than familiar with the blueprint that "Don't Breathe" follows to the letter. As such, you know what will happen a mile away before it does happen on the screen. And that was, at least for me, a massive cumbersome anchor around this movie, dragging it down.
The story in "Don't Breathe" is about three young people who make their living by burglarizing people's homes. They break into an old house in a rundown and mostly deserted part of town. What they thought would be easy pickings from a blind old man, turns out to be a night of sheer terror as the man is far more capable at putting up a fight.
Indeed, a straight forward storyline. But wait, there is a twist to it. I will not spoil it by mentioning anything about this plot twist. However, I will say that when it was revealed, it didn't really seem plausible when you stop to think about it, not even for a second. Watch the movie, and the secret in the basement shall be revealed.
"Don't Breathe" was at best a mediocre delve in the horror / thriller genre. It offered nothing new, nor did it turn out to be a particularly memorable movie. I have seen it once now, and I doubt that I will ever make a second trip back to it.
My rating of "Don't Breathe" lands on a mediocre five out of ten stars.