Almost came close to giving it a 6 but I don't really think it has much replay value so I'll just leave it at a five.Got interested in watching this after being pleasantly surprised by Michael Keaton's performance as a hit-man in MERRY GENTLEMAN so I was a little let down when he hadn't shown up in the first 25 minutes, but once he pops up (closer to the 30 minute mark), he becomes one of the key characters in the film.Has a bit of a rough start in terms of truly getting going and feels slightly amateurish but once it gets going it gets decent enough to keep watching, Michelle Monaghan initially felt a little miscast during the war-segments but once she goes blind she feels more natural.And even though Michael Keaton never feels truly threatening his screen-presence speaks for itself and makes it work somehow, it helps that Monaghan portrays her characters fear very well.Barry Sloane is the third lead in the film and he's just okay, not bad but he doesn't come across as terribly menacing either and doesn't have the same star-power charisma that helped Keaton to make his role a bit better than it was.As far as the story goes, we've kinda seen it all before although minor details feel fresh but they could have done so much more with it. Yeah overall not a great movie, but not a complete disaster either.Decent to watch on a slow Sunday afternoon perhaps.

I've watched this movie now because I'm scheduling a thematic channel.As I said in 'Source Code' review I love Michelle (and her Irish surname, not Welsh, sorry). However this one is not her best role. What the writer wants to say about this woman? I think her character is killed after the tension of the thriller. There is something more in the plot, but the resolution is somewhat crude.Blind woman alone in her house with a murderer stalking. Certainly the best is Audrey Hepburn in 'Wait Until Dark', and Uma Thurman in 'Jennifer 8' is different. But not this one (all sacrificed to thriller).As for Michael Keaton, luckily came Iñárritu into his life (with the permission of Downey Jr.).

Michelle Monaghan is a photo journalist injured and blinded in Afghanistan. It seems the bomb that went off in front of her caused no other disfigurement. The violence she suffers during the cause of this movie fails to give her even the slightest of bruising.She now lives in a luxury apartment in New York with a wealthy boyfriend who says he is an investor but is in fact is a diamond thief.However Monaghan's life is put at risk as the boyfriend is murdered by the men he betrayed. Michael Keaton is the leader of the pack and Barry Sloane as the ruthless junior partner who having killed the boyfriend without finding out where he hid the diamonds now terrorises Monaghan without once hesitating to think that this blind person may really know nothing.This is an updated remake of Wait until Dark but a low budget B grade film despite the presence of Keaton who went back to better things soon after this film was released. It has bad CGI with a horrible backdrop of New York. The script is at best functional, at worse lame. The acting is routine with Monaghan never once convinced me that she is blind.The film is directed like a straight to DVD film and that is just what it is.

Why You Might Like It: For starters, it was good to see Michael Keaton back on screen and he does a fine job in this movie. Of note, all of the cast put on solid performances. This film is filled with suspense and has a few twists and turns that make it a fairly entertaining film. There are many better films in this genre, but the story is good enough to keep you engaged throughout. Overall, it is a slightly above average thriller/suspense film that is mainly carried by the acting instead of the content itself.Why You Might Not Like It: If movies with a large amount of unrealistic moments bother you, then you should skip this movie. There are many flaws and issues that will bother you if you don't go with the flow and just watch the movie at face value. As mentioned, this movie is fairly average and predictable so you won't be seeing anything outstanding if you choose to watch it. Possibly the most obvious knock is that the lead character's blindness seems to improve as the movie progresses, which is the main reason for much of the unbelievable moments in the film.Acting/Casting: 6.5* Directing/Cinematography/Technical: 5.5*Plot/Characters: 5.5* Entertainment Value: 5.5* Total - 6.5+5.5+5.5+5.5 = 23/4 = 5.75 - Worth a watch