I love Beth Riesgraf. I thought she did an amazing job portraying the character. Twist and turns on every part that I thought was predictable. Looking forward for more of her movies and shows. #RisingStar

Shut In (AKA Intruders): Anna (Beth Riesgraf) suffers from chronic agoraphobia. She has just nursed her brother in his final illness but is unable to leave the house to attend his funeral. Expecting nobody to be at home, three men burgle the house. Anna hides but is discovered by the intruders as she cannot flee the building. One burglar, Perry (Martin Starr) is psychotic and drags her outside as a form of torture. Anna however has other strengths and inflicts a reversal of fortune the crooks. Combat then ensues with the house as the battlegroundA rather savage film, more than just your typical revenge film, Anna truly has a dark side of her own. Agoraphobia isn't her only issue. Even the house itself has it's surprises. A few rather disturbing scenes so this is not a movie for the squeamish or faint of heart. Effective Horror/Thriller with perhaps some unlikely developments. 6.5/10

Last year I was tempted to buy a good home invasion movie on DVD to treat myself. I came upon the trailer for 'Intruders 2015' online. I found it to be very intriguing as well as it gave away some of the highlights of the movie itself. Not to forget that it was from the executive producer of 'Insidious', I immediately ordered it being well aware that it had a low rating. But was I in for a surprise once I felt unsatisfied with the outcome. 'Intruders' at first glance just seems like any other average home invasion movie. But here the protagonist has a mental illness of agoraphobia. This actually sets up the premise for the remainder of the film.Directed by Adam Schindler who as yet has nothing notable to his bio, makes a decent film. In the directing department he has shown potential. But with a week script, he had not much to work with. The usual 'woman in peril as thieves want to rob her' has been done countless times. At the time of it's release other similar movies such as ' Don't Breathe' and 'Hush' were more superior in terms of script and execution. Perhaps that is the reason for this film's poor performance. The main character turns against the thieves and gets the upper advantage by using hidden passage ways and rooms to keep them captive. Eventually she kills them. The second half moves at a much slower pace before the twist in the climax is revealed. If I ever met the writer I would certainly like to ask him how a woman with such a mental illness was able to fight. And how exactly were molesters were lured to the house? All said and done this is an average movie with good performances from all the actors. That is the saving grace but generic explanations for the twist ending is difficult to swallow.

I watched this movie on showtime on demand, I am glad I did not check reviews yet and just started watching the movie.My protocol is that if I am bored at the first 15 minutes then I stop watching. This movie hooked me till the very end. The leading lady Beth Riesgraf reminded me of Kate Hudson, they even act so similar. THe description was the movie is about a woman with agoraphobia, but at first I thought could she a vampire, ha ha ha, it was just too mysterious, but towards the middle, the plot was more clear. It was a good thriller, and I was hooting for Anna all the way. I was also feeling sorry for Rory Culkin (Dan). I wanted him to be saved not just because he's so cute, but he was so innocent.