Trespass (2011)
2011
R
91 Minutes
Kyle (Nicholas Cage) and Sarah Miller (Nicole Kidman) have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back from a business t...
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Trespass rapidly intruded into my top worst films list, albeit with my permission. Joel Schumacher should not be making films anymore. He is outdated. He has expired. He is an amateur at best. Perhaps prominent in the late 80s, it seems he has turned his eye as of late to generic claustrophobic thrillers, after his success with 'Phone Booth'. Yet, unable to replicate that film's success, he continues to gnaw at my sanity in the darkest depths of Hollywood's basement with this atrocity. A married couple are taken hostage by a group of extortionists who believe there is a large stash of money and diamonds hidden in the home. Ninety minutes of Nicolas Cage shouting "Run Sarah! Run! Sarah Run! Runnn! Sarah! Run Sarah! Sarah! Sarah! Go! Run! Runnn! Go Sarah! Sarah! Gooooo! Run! Sarahhhhhhhhhh! Sarah Go Run Go Run Run Run!" as he exhumes a colossal amount of confidence given the situation he encounters. He didn't look remotely frightened in the slightest! Just breathing heavily with such excitement that eventually he exclaims (to the robbers) "A million dollars? Yes, that's right, kid! YOU DID IT! YOU HIT THE MOTHERLOAD!" in his usual Cage freaking out trademark. As I'm writing this, I'm crumbling into laughter at just how poor this thriller was. Gajdusek's screenplay consists of the same two scenes looping each other in what seems like eternal damnation. "I am not opening the safe" to "see if you can escape". Simply just calling each other's bluff and then attempting to flee, on repeat, for the whole film. The antagonists were less villainous than a swan. The plot "twist" had no impact and was utterly convenient. Where are the thrills to be had? Where is the onscreen chemistry? Why are Kidman and Mendelsohn in this abomination? Why is Schumacher still making films? Why am I watching this!? It isn't a home invasion film, it's a masterclass on how to overact. Scream, flail your arms around and breathe intensively whilst simultaneously crying. Poor direction, poor editing, poor script, poor performances and poor plot. Seriously, is there anything worth stealing from this poor film?0 member like this review.
