UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Lumsdal
Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Dana
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
dennismonares510
It wasn't the best movie ive ever seen but it wasnt that bad. People complain about the end but that can be left for your own thoughts. Acting wasnt bad at all.
robertleiser
Two unlikeable Londoners decide to relocate to Scotland. They're shown a house by an estate agent with a Hollywood Scottish accent - presumably because no Scottish actors are available to play Scottish parts - and decide to buy it.On the day they move in, the female lead (who else?) fuses all the lights while trying to wire a plug, and then begins their terrorisation by Scots in animal masks, whose visceral hatred of the English doesn't appear to need any explanation.If you're still sitting comfortably after these helpings of sexism and racism, you're then treated to an extended chase sequence; about two thirds of the movie's' running time. Just to rub in the low intelligence of the female lead, having killed off one of the attackers, she only stuns the next one, then drops a knife on the floor beside his hand, while standing above him looking the other way. That never ends well.Nor does the film: Having spent the night pursuing and torturing the English invaders, the attackers finally close in on them, and the movie cuts to the pair of them lying outside a Manchester tram station, with bemused onlookers. Meanwhile, back at the house, the attackers have scrubbed up, doffed their animal masks and are throwing a party, the suggestion being that everyone lives happily ever after.Because the victims wouldn't tell the police or anything would they?I've never liked the statement "Based on real events" in movie intros, as it's never clear to what extent. In this case I can only imagine that it's based on the real life event of two people driving to Scotland, as everything else presented here is completely implausible.
ReneeKilpatrick
The premise of this film isn't really ground breaking by any means. Couple moves into creepy old house looking to escape the harrowing city life to find that it isn't really what they expected. Unfortunately for us fright, gore, storyline or just movie fans in general we are left with much more to be desired. This film is weak in all aspects. There is little to no character development, our two protagonist walks in and out of the film the exact same people. The movie was slow and ending was not rewarding what so ever... it feels like nothing was at stake. I fail to see what exactly the filmmakers were trying to convey other than if you're English don't try to live in Scotland.... and they didn't even do that well. Fans of the genre will be completely disappointed, stay away from this mess and watch something else.
a_baron
This had the makings of a brilliant film, unfortunately it is failed by a resolution that is no resolution at all. Mr and Mrs City Slick decide to relocate to a remote area of Scotland, well, she does. The property they buy has a history, and the viewer is led to believe there may be a supernatural connection. When it materialises, very soon, the menace turns out to be terrestrial in the extreme.The countryside is not a quiet place, even if no one is around, and on their first night there alone, without electricity thanks to a mishap by her, she hears noises, first outside the house, which turns out to be a pig, then by what appears to be a noise from within. By this time he has had enough, being thoroughly exhausted after a day of heavy DIY, and more than a little nookie, but he goes to investigate, reluctantly, and does not return. Then we see another pig, one on two legs. Actually there are several of them, invaders wearing pig masks. What do they want? It isn't what they want so much, as what they have to offer, a night of sheer terror. Alas, as stated, there is no proper resolution, and the ending is very weak, though nowhere near as tragic as it could have been.
