Don't Breathe (2016)

Genre: Horror

Directed by: Fede Alvarez

Cast: Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Stephen Lang

Running time: 88 minutes

Three young adults from the Detroit area, Rocky, Alex and Money, are making a living breaking into houses to steal various items that they then resell. After finding out about a blind and recluse war vet who received a court settlement after his daughter was killed in a car crash, they decide to break into the man’s house in the night to steal the money, thinking that a man who cannot see a thing will be an easy prey. They soon find out that, in the darkness, the blind man is king.

Don’t Breathe is a very effective horror film. This is not a slasher movie; it is not about killings and blood, it is about atmosphere and mood. The pace is slow and deliberate, but, from the opening scene, you know that things will go terribly wrong for the three young adults trying to steal some money.

In the story development department, I feel that the filmmakers could have done a better job giving a bit of background for all three young protagonists. By only doing it for the Rocky character, they kind of showed their hand a little too much as far as the ending goes.

Acting-wise, all of the cast members did a good job carrying the load of their respective roles.

Overall, Don’t Breathe is a solid horror movie that I highly recommend to the fans of the genre.

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