Proof there are good scary films to be made

Rating: 9/10 (7 September 2016)

Director/Writer Fede Alvarez, along Producer/Writer Rodo Sayagues, know a thing or two about scary and suspenseful films (Evil Dead, Panic Attack). Here, three young low level hoodlums decide to rob a blind man (well played by Stephen Lang - the "Avatar" series) who lives in an abandoned neighborhood in Detroit. Rocky (the edgy Jane Levy - TV's "Suburgatory") is the female attraction to the gritty Money - that's his character name - Daniel Zovatto (TV's "Fear the Walking Dead) and wholesome Alex (cutie-pie Dylan Minnette - TV's Scandal). With a plausible storyline and terrific acting by all involved, things and situations go south quickly, leaving the audience little time to breathe. To Alvarez's credit, he doesn't include any of that typical unnecessarily busy camera work associated with many of today's horror films, so the audience finds themselves easily walking the walking (at times in the dark) along side the characters. There is a not so plausible subplot that comes to light towards the end of the film, but luckily it manages to not weight down the overall experience. "Don't Breathe" is small film filled with big suspenseful, proving there are still good scary films to be made.