This could have been a great movie if only the obvious questions were answered. A home is broken into while the family is away. The criminal hides in their attic during most of the film; observing the families every move on his laptop using hidden cameras all over the house. In the end, he kills both parents and the viewers never do find out if he had a motive or was just crazy. But now for a (few) unanswered questions :
1) The cops were called at the beginning. They searched the house but for some reason could not find the guy hiding in the attic at that time ?
2) For some reason there a numerous shots of the house from the top of a tall tree in the yard -what was this all about ?
3) How did the criminal manage to install the dozens of hidden cameras in the house ?
4) A handyman accidently discovers one of the hidden cameras, is immediately killed by the criminal, but no mention is ever made again of his disappearance !
5) The criminal follows the daughter and her boyfriend to a park and kills the boyfriend in the bathroom there. No follow-up to this murder either !
6) When the parents do hear someone in the attic, the father gets his gun and climbs up into the attic to confront the intruder. Why would person one be so stupid ?
7) How could the intruder possibly manage to overpower the father, get the gun away, put a noose around his neck, and throw him down through the attic opening ?
8) Where were the children while this grand finale was taking place ? Perhaps still in the park as time lines are somewhat blurry in this one !?
The story could have been that the intruder used to own this house and got kicked out...OR - he was the ex of the mother and held grudge. But no explanation is ever offered leaving the viewers scratching their heads to the very end....
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