Don't Breathe is about three youths in Detroit that break into houses and steal money, so they can fund a trip to California. They learna bout a huge score, the largest try ever had, and they all decide to try it out, and they do this in-hopes that this'll be the last one to escape their shitty lives. This is done to show more empathy for these robbers, because if they are vilified, this movie isn't as clear-cut at first.
They come across the score of a lifetime as a blind man, who has received a triple-figure settlement after his daughter was killed in a vehicular manslaughter case. So they decide to break in, and try to find the massive figure, yet, they find something very very horrifying.
Now, because this is a realtively new film, and that horror films such as this one rely on shock value and suspense in-order to be relevant. So I will not reveal any of the films secrets, but I will say thwt there are plenty of twists and turns in this film that makes it incredibly thorough, and one of the better suspense horrors I've seen in years. It could've been a bit longer, and not as drawn-out in areas where it wasn't moving the story forward, but I feel it was written in a flighty way, or edited down, and I can imagine why we even go to see films in theater anymore, as three months later an unrated version will come out, and add more to it that will be far more telling of the director's original intent, and of course, this also means the film won't change much, but many times it changes the complete overtone of what was supposed to happen. This film is likely to have what is equivalent to a "Director's Cut" come out right at the release of the actual DVD/Blu-Ray, and I am thinking it will most-likely be good, or bad. Regardless, this realization will not stifle/alter my review.
The film was dark, but felt very real, a man hunting down and killing people who have broken into this house, you sort of feel like he's kinda in-the-right, of course after subduing the one guy with the gun, it's obvious he's hiding something when the police aren't called. The movie of course turns out to be an anti-gun, anti-protection film, but it's liberal Hollywood, so what's new? Don't Breathe is still good, and it definitely adds to the genre, and even though it feels familiar, is still qui the original film. I've found it to be a very, very revealing take on the old school "monster" film. The twists and reverse psychology made me wonder what I was watching, and I was lucky to catch it late in theaters where there was nobody really in the theater. It is hard to debate what will happen with the future of this particular story, will it have sequels? It verily could be out again by next Halloween,mbut hopefully it adds on to what this film was, mostly because I felt it needs more, not just story, and most just gags, it just needs something else.
Overall, the movie is worthy of a view, it's not great, it was abated to be the best horror film in 20 years, but is don't think it is, it's better than what has come out for Halloween the last several years, but seeing as horror doesn't really come out as often as it formerly have, I'm more apt to watch Anabelle 2, as the Conjuring is a far-greater horror, paranormal suspense series,mand with absolutely no gore, which to me is the most impressive part of this whole discussion.
In-the-end, I would like to say that I enjoyed the film, and if these sort of films are up your alley, it puts the most recent to shame. However, it's not as gruesome, or as "gore whore" violent as other films have been in recent years, but it'll deliver. Although, the turkey-baster scene is probably one that will stick with you for a while, and it was a long-time-coming for the main antagonist...literally and metaphorically.
So go see Don't Breathe, or don't, it really doesn't matter because the Blu-Ray will come out and change that whole theater kcal version into something else,mand if you own it, why would you ever watch the theatrical version? Film is getting to the point where I swear they are going to just be showing film previews in theaters! and the real film will be a home theater experience...its fucking stupid. This isn't a complaint about Don't Breathe alone mind you; I'm just saying this is a stupid fucking trend that insults film, and insults the integrity (sic) and intellect (sic squared) of audiences everywhere.
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