The Davidson family gets together for mom and dad's 35th reunion. The kids and their bf/gfs are there for what starts out a bit snarky at dinner, then sudden arrows start coming through the windows killing people. The slasher aspect gets up close and personal, as we try to figure out the motive of the slashers (not too hard from the few clues) as there are no other characters introduced. The killers hadn't planned on plucky Erin (Sharni Vinson) fighting back.This is perhaps one of the better home break-in slasher movies I have seen in a while, which isn't saying much. A little horror, a little, drama, a little humor, a little mystery. Definitely worth a rental for fans of the genre.Parental Guide: F-bomb, nudity (Kate Lyn Sheil, Margaret Laney)

Or so the saying goes. This film is a perfect example of that.At first we're led to believe that the people attacking this family are masked strangers, but we soon learn that this is a money grab attempt. We have Paul and Aubrey Davison, two successful people who have done well for themselves and their children. They are kind, generous, loving folks who welcome their now grown kids as well as their significant others into their home to celebrate their wedding anniversary.Personally, the blood and gore are nowhere near as gut-wrenching (pun intended) as the premise. Children who grew up with privilege and with warm, supportive parents, yet lack their talent and charisma and are failing miserably at life. It's absolutely sickening to me that these now adult children went so far as to plan these murders ahead of time in the hopes that the police would believe the killers were random strangers so that they would inherit their parents' money.These children lack so little humanity, it's difficult to believe they weren't adopted. After they murder their sister's boyfriend and then their sister, they brutally murder their own mother in her bed while she's devastated over her daughter's death.After they take out their father, the inevitable happens: They turn on each other. Not surprising after the way these grown men behaved before the killings. Spoiled and whiny, generally unlikable people which leads me to wonder what Erin ever saw in Crispian.So we have a group of wonderful people gathered together in what is supposed to be an enjoyable family event, but they are cut down in their prime by those they trusted most. For greed. All in all, I really enjoyed this film and its deeply troubling theme that leaves you wondering who you can trust when those you love turn on you. Coupled with the extremely satisfying ending where Erin delivers some much overdue justice, I give this film an 8 out of 10. The characters are very believable and the actors did a good job in their execution (pun intended). It had enough suspense and the element of surprise to keep me on the edge of my seat and I love the complexity of the villains, instead of the cookie cutter slashers of many films in its genre. I think what gets me the most about this particular film is that there is no tragic backstory on the villains' part. No catastrophic events that brought them to this point. It's simply the deeply flawed nature of the human condition.

Its a really good movie, great soundtrack, decent writing, decent acting. The "animals" are some of the best modern day horror killers created recently. The only thing that brings the movie down is that the killers are just regular lowlives that got paid to kill the family. It turns it more into a murder mystery drama instead of a horror movie like i was hoping for.Don't get me wrong, its still horror, but i wish it was MORE horror and not just greedy kids.

My rating is given in context. Shawshank Redemption or Citizen Kane it is not, but the makers are keenly aware of what they are filming. I am not a fan of scary/horror or gore (to put it mildly) and after the first killing I was on the verge of just giving up. I am glad I didn't. The twist is nicely implemented and the lead is a smart strong (literally) female not very common in films and would make Joss Whedon and Sarah Connor proud af.I agree that the first act is a drag, and to be fair, you would't miss much if you skipped it altogether. I do not agree with the label "low budget" or rather its connotation. It may well be low budget but it does not show. All in all, a very solid addition to the genre and one that would please anyone looking for more than a simple blood fest. Couldn't propose an improvement.