Extremely strong and effective

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2016)

Reminiscent of essential John Carpenter. Set up strong and clear characters, an urgent goal and then go crazy for an hour.
Think Assault on Precinct 13, Prince of Darkness and especially Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs.
And everything was so simple.
Although it was very digestible, there was a bit too much of a perfect storm to it all. Not having any other residents around was a bit much for me. I guess it's a staple where the security guard or cop shows up in the middle and is sent away. But logic demanded that.
And was a bit confused why there was a million dollars instead of the $300,000.
But the cat and mouse was stellar. It didn't let up. I had to step back, though, and think how even a clever and strong blind man initially kidnapped the girl who killed his daughter. And the scenario of him impregnating her was horrific and original. And his initial anger at accidentally killing her was baffling. I didn't see the reveal coming.
I was disappointed in the director's reboot of Evil Dead in 2013. But this made up for it in spades. Being that it made a boatload of cash, I would assume it will have a sequel. But that's going to be a big challenge to get a blind bad guy to be effective out of his element.