it's not the best thriller but it's a good ride with some social commentary

Rating: 7/10 (26 April 2020)

Being set in detroit it's no coincidence. one of the cities with more economical problems in us. with industries fading, with people wanting to leave the place. with neighbourhoods that flourished and now are nothing. california might be a dream for some, but it's not hard to understand why people would do stuff like this. i think the movie does give a nice backstory with the characters that meks you more worried about them. plus being set in a city like detroit gives an extra spice for me. the rich/poor gap is actually explored, no matter what some whiny reviewers say.
sometimes people want too much explanations: why this why that...and i don't understand. the movie doesn't need to explain everything. i don't even think it requires that much suspension of disbelief but that's me. it's a cool gimmick that the guy is blind because the scenes where they're silenced in the same room as the guy are pretty well made.
it's a movie well shot (no shaky cam or constant jump cuts thankfully, and some travellings that actually want you to understand the house of the guy), with good characters and nice acting, that has one or two jump scares, that has extra spice to it (which for me wasn't that necessary) but above all was entertaining and delivered what was promised. you can't say otherwise in my opinion.
i don't believe it's an horror classic, also because i found it more in the thriller genre. but ithas really well shot scenes and you can follow clearly th characters, knowing where they are in that period of time, creating creative boundaries for their escape. for me it's simple.: ignore the bad reviews and enjoy the movie. people sometimes want to complain about minor things without getting into the head of the charaters: this situation was completely unexpected for them.