Typical but really good home invasion thriller

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2013)

If you like home invasion films (Panic Room, The Collector, Hostage) then I don't see any reason why people wouldn't like this.
From what I can understand, the over-the-top negative reviews (1 star?!) are from people who felt misled by the hype so I suppose this is a reason to avoid watching trailers and reading too many reviews as your expectations will greatly affect your enjoyment of a film. For example, I loved Pain and Gain (2013) and it really is funny but I talked about it so much at work that my friend didn't enjoy it as much.
So I'll try to be concise about why this film is good without going overboard with my review:

It's a home invasion film. Nothing more, nothing less

As with all heavily 'genre-d' films such as rom-coms, there has to be a unique premise for the film and with home invasions, the reason the home is being invaded is the unique factor

There is genuine tension in the film

I liked the family but there could have been more character development in the beginning... but do we really care? Well, yes because the more you know and care about the family, the more tense it will be but it doesn't let the film down

There was maybe one moment where I groaned out loud at a dumb thing a character did, but for the rest of the film the characters were allowed to make realistic decisions and not be idiots like in other films (you know, where someone does something no-one would ever do in real life just to set up the next scene)

Not all elements of the ending were predictable

This was a fun and entertaining way to spend less than an hour and half, just go in with the knowledge that it's home invasion with a new, interesting premise. That's all.
My vote, 8/10