Directed by : Fede Alvarez
Written by : Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues
Starring : Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto
Release Date : August 25, 2016
The premise for "Don't Breathe" is simple. Three young house burglars try to steal from a blind man, but the old blind man is scarier than they originally thought he would be. The whole gimmick of the movie is that the burglars have to be quiet, so that the blind man can't find them. So much so that there are scenes when the movie just goes extremely silent, except for the slight sounds the blind man is making. These are even some moments where I ended up holding my breath, in fear that the old man might hear me. That's what makes the movie fun to watch.
It could be argued that a series of scenes involving people trying not to make noise, while a blind man tries to find them, can get repetitive, or just pushes it's luck on how far they can take the concept. Thankfully the film makers made multiple creative scenarios to keep the premise going for as long as necessary to the plot. I wanted this movie to be longer than it was actually, as I was enjoying seeing where the story was taking me with every passing scenario. The movie cheats sometimes with some plot conveniences, but it's all entertaining either way.
Stephen Lang is amazing as the blind man, and he is like the menacing monster in a monster movie that our protagonists are suppose to hide from or defeat. The camera work is also done really well and shows the blind man popping up on the scene in very effective ways. Jane Levy does a great job as our leading lady in distress, and Dylan Minnette gets put in some very tricky situations multiple times.
As a suspense thriller "Don't Breathe" is definitely one of the best of 2016. It's hard not to be totally sucked into the movie, with the notion that the blind man is actually going to find you.
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