See No Evil Breathe No Evil

Rating: 7/10 (22 September 2016)

To those who think that just because someone is disabled that means they are fragile, vulnerable people, just tell them to watch Don't Breathe, a movie about a group of scumbag teens who break into an old blind mans house only to find he isn't as disabled as they thought. This premise has the potential to be a really scary and nail bitingly suspenseful horror thriller and to a degree it was. The film is tense and has you constantly gripped start to finish but isn't particularly surprising or scary overall.
Firstly, I think director Fede Alvarez did a good job with this film. When the film feels like it has nowhere left to go due to the contained location of the house, Alvarez finds a new interesting way to manoeuvre the film into another room and situation. A complete change from the blood and gore of the Evil Dead remake, Don't Breathe showcases Alvarez's directing range in the horror genre. This film works more as a suspense thriller than a horror film but either way Fede Alvarez will keep you suspensfully entertained until the end.
The main issue with the film for me was the lead character, Rocky. I didn't like her at all. SPOILER ALERT, sure she had a sister who she wanted to get out of the abusive sh*t hole that is their mothers home, but she basically emotionally manipulated Alex to his death even if didn't intend to she still knew. I propose that instead the film should have focused on Alex and gave him the sister and sh*t home life and still have him say no to the blind mans house, but have the change of heart be motivated by his younger sibling. It also wouldn't have follow the "final girl" cliché in horror movies, which would have been a nice change for once.
Overall, Don't Breathe is a well directed suspense thriller that isn't particularly scary or surprising but will definitely keep you hooked. What i've noticed about this film is that damn those kids can take a beating and that "turkey baster to the mouth" bit was absolutely hilarious I mean literally laugh out loud. But anyway, all hilarious semen filled meat utensils aside, Don't Breathe is a good movie that will, dare I say it, leave you BREATHLESS!