Puhhh.... hell of a ride! No breathes were caught in the making of this movie.

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2016)

The movie tells the story of a trio of teenage wannabe Ocean's Eleven who attempt to break into the house of a senior, blind citizen who's reportedly hiding a big pile of cash somewhere in his place of residence.
Needless to say, things go awry. The calm, gradual set-up. as well as the good old fashioned teenage protagonists and the seemingly recycled plot we are accustomed to from that big pile of trash that contains 99.9999999% of horror/thriller features are, what a shock, also present in this little flick by Fede Alvarez. Yet, this one somehow manages to be entirely original in its execution, a feat accomplished by adding certain elements, twists and a cracking soundtrack to the script.
I am a firm believer that the soul of a movie is comprised of the script, its brains of the directional spice and its heart, of course, moved to beat by the performance of the actors.
Well, sir or madam, this film manages to manage all that coordinate work in a way that is generally reserved for the crème de la crème of movie-making. The fact that it is a horror/thriller only makes my rating shine in an even brighter light than a mere 8 out of 10.
The intensity is palpable, the tempo is relentless, the breathing non- existent, the performances terrific and the thrill, oh the thrill is f*cking there.
Being hailed as one of the best horror movies of the year, I was very much dying (no pun) to see it; one tiny something did not correspond to my pre-fabricated expectations in that the oeuvre cannot be clearly assigned to the horror genre. As alluded to previously, it much rather falls under the thriller/horror category, so if you are expecting supernatural manifestations, exorcisms, or the Casper Ghost, you shall in all certainty be left wishing for more.
In and of itself, it stands alone so far this year in terms of lifting my behind from the chair for >90% of its short running time, as(s) I couldn't keep sitting still even had I wanted to.
To quote the great M.J. "You know it's thriller, thriller night". Thrilling it was. And isn't that what a thriller is supposed to be?