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Trespass
- Review Date: October 14, 2011
- R
- Genre: Thriller
- 2011
Common Sense Media says
Robbery-gone-wrong tale is violent, intense, disappointing.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this violent thriller about a family (including Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage) terrorized by a quartet of burglars includes lots of fighting, shooting, and blood, as well as threats with a syringe full of some kind of deadly paralyzing drug. There's some sexual innuendo and talk about an extramarital affair. Language is very strong, including multiple uses of "f--k." At various points, characters smoke pot, drink wine, and smoke cigarettes, and a teen prepares to snort cocaine at a party (he rubs some on his gums). One character is a drug dealer.
What's the story?
Slick salesman Kyle (Nicolas Cage) deals in diamonds to support his lovely wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman), and pretty teen daughter, Avery (Liana Liberato). His work is interrupted one night when a quartet of burglars invades the house, looking for loose diamonds and/or piles of cash. Their plan quickly goes awry when Kyle starts using his salesman skills to find an advantage. At first it looks like Kyle is merely trying to save his family, but eventually it becomes evident that he's trying to hide a desperate secret. Unfortunately, he's not the only one.
Is it any good?
Written by Karl Gajdusek of the TV series Dead Like Me, TRESPASS looks like it has the nugget of a good idea that could have led to a good movie, but this isn't it. Director Joel Schumacher is a Hollywood veteran with some interesting films on his resume but also a great many turkeys. He can't quite get the tone right on this one; it starts out pitched a bit too high and gets even higher as the movie goes on.
Rather than generating suspense, the movie simply becomes irritating. Rather than becoming an intellectual chess game, it becomes a rather sloppy game of 52 pick-up, with coincidence and abandoned threads ruling the day. Likewise, Cage can't seem to find a center for his character, so he comes across more like a madman than a loving father. Kidman, however, manages some of her usual grace, and Ben Mendelsohn makes a commanding villain.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the movie's violence. Is all of it necessary to the story? Is it thrilling or brutal?
Kyle attempts to stand up to his attackers by talking to them. Is this a good way to deal with bullies? What other ways can people deal with bullies?
Is Kyle a good role model? Is he a hero or an antihero? Is he likable?
How does the movie portray drinking and drug use? Are there realistic consequences?
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Violent and Suspenseful
I liked the movie because it was very suspenseful but I did think had too much violence and I found it very disturbing but that's just me, if you're into that kind of thing then it's a good choice for you!
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great suspenceful movie
There is some language and bloody violence. My rating: some intense bloody violence, and some strong language.
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Something New ?
Well the Film in General reminded me of panic room their being held in a house to find some money. But the new part is that in panic room their trying to escape in trespass they fight back so it gave the movie more action than suspense and terror.i thought the movie was worth seeing and it was pretty entertaining but this movie is very graphic and when something is shown its almost always shown graphically and the language wow is all that I can say I think it has even more language than kick ass and that's pretty hard to beat
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| Studio: | Millennium Entertainment |
| Director: | Joel Schumacher |
| Cast: | Cam Gigandet, Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman |
| Genre: | Thriller |
| Run time: | 91 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | October 14, 2011 |
| DVD release date: | November 1, 2011 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | violence and terror, pervasive language and some brief drug use |
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