Imagine a suspense movie cobbled together out of other movies, only worse than any of them.
Youve got this supposedly clever and resourceful woman.
Her dad is whacked, and the first time she visits his house, its obvious there are WAAY too many security systems, that is, unless he's hiding some heavy stuff she doesnt know anything about. But does she call the real estate agent back and say, "Uh I think my dad may have been into some heavy stuff I dont know about (which could be why hes dead) so we'd better hold off on selling this place awhile'? No; shes still gonna list it next week. Riiiight.
Robbers come.
Is it not odd that the small town pizza place on the phone does not notify the cops about a customer apparently being attacked on the phone?
The mom takes one of the bad guys prisoner.
Why not take him out with his crow bar?
Why does she not use his phone to call both her husband and the cops?
Why in the hell would a crook wear dog tags to a crime? But since he does (idiot!) why does she not seize his wallet and dog tags immediately? This would ensure one robber is ID'ed even if he somehow gets away?
Why does she not make SURE the knifey dude she runs over is DEAD? Take his weapon, at the very least.
At the end, same mistake again. Why does she not put at least a few shots in him after stabbing him, when there is a gun just a few feet away?
When she stumbles into the room with all those security monitors, and realizes theyre monitoring her moves, why does she not smash them to remove any surveillance capability from the robbers, while she maneuvers around the house to save her kids?
Why are the robbers so unbelievably stupid, discussing their criminal info in front of the kids?
Why is the kids' father character written so unbelievably lame?
Why doesn't the director realize that holding a lighter an inch from gas soaked material would instantly light the fumes? You don't need to touch the material if fumes are present.
Why would the robber not know that discharging a "firearm" in a room soaked in gas (ie, full of fumes) would likely start a huge fire or possibly even cause an explosion?
Review of Breaking In
