Open House (2010)

Josh and, Alice ) holds an open house to sell her home. Unknowing to her, a crazy young man named David as hide in the house, come out few hours after. Also with even more twisted Sister, they both brother and Sister sleep together in parts of this movie. Most of the time, they just dice and slice friends of Alice who been kidnapped and trapped in the basement. There were some very bloody moments in this movie but the whole movie was way to predicable The whole movie just felt bland from start to end with some good looking and decent acting.4 out of 10

This is quite a slick looking low-budget entry that is nothing if not well shot. It is a combination of Slasher, Home Invasion, Psychological Movies that has nothing new to offer. A sleek vista of external pretty structures and people who can be extremely ugly internally.This is finely acted and the killings are brutal and there is an air of tension but it all seems rather vapid considering all the carnage with some incestuous carnal knowledge that is hardly explored or explained.It is so thinly written and the short running time hardly allows for much in-depth display of interesting complex psychopathy. The Movie moves along with some intrigue but it is all as anorexic as the supposedly alluring and sexy dominatrix.After all, it is worth a view for fans of perversion and playful and detached sociopaths who look like the ordinary, well groomed neighbors who may live on your block in the last house on the left. The original owners should have put a panic room in the cellar. View with low expectations and you might find this OK from a first time Director that has a better eye for architecture than the arcane or so called Cult Movies.

...which is to say, brief appearances by writer/director Andrew "I should stick with producing" Paquin's well-known sister and her husband/acting partner, Steven "True Blood" Moyer. The script is derivative to the extreme, offering absolutely nothing new in any way, shape, or form, never mind the silicon-enhanced but otherwise brittle and anorexic appeal of Tricia "I'm still a Cylon" Helfer, or the workmanlike performance of Brian "The Hurt Locker" Geraghty, who mines Anthony Perkins territory as best he can manage. "Open House" presents a home invasion scenario that stretches audience credulity to the breaking point, and characters that fail to engage in any significant way; it's quite obviously a vanity project to the extreme. There's absolutely nothing here to praise; it's pretty much a paint-by-numbers--of use as a soporific only--mess that kept a bunch of Hollywooders briefly employed, and further proof that public library video purchasers need more guidance in allocating their budgets. Completely dispensable.

Credit IMDb A couple on the verge of a nasty divorce attempt to sell their empty love nest and move on with their lives, separately. After a successful open house they are horrified to discover, days later, that a potential buyer didn't leave their home. While Alice is being held captive in the basement, the unannounced house guest moves in upstairs. She senses her capture is being kept a rebellious secret. She knows her way only way out if she can only get out alive.This had potential, but it just rubbed me the wrong way. I felt no sympathy for Blanchard's character, no tension, no scares, and the ending ruined some decent tension in the finale..Performances. Brian Geraghty is OK as the conflicted psycho, but nothing more. Rachel Blanchard is easy on the eyes, but a bit disappointing in her role, while Anna Paquin probably gives the best performance.Bottom line. Annoying villains, cheap plot, and an ending that just pis*** me off, when tension was finally apparent. Give it a miss.3 1/2 10