The Cain Complex (2013)

Another very surprising Indie film! I'm a huge fan of martial arts/fight action! And these guys did a tremendous job shooting and executing tight, suspenseful action sequences inside of a solid film.The story is well crafted, keeps you one the edge of your seat, and moves really quickly. The camera work is very well done. The performances are very good. The thriller/horror elements are very well integrated and the film is laced with lots of symbolism. The fight stunts are great.A very ambitious film on an Indie scale, and the filmmakers excelled! Lots of twists and turns, a very fun ride! A really great Indie fight action/thriller!

There aren't many things more frightening than a home invasion. The memory of unwelcome intruders can stick with a person for a very long time. When you combine that with a man's fragmented mind you're in for surprises. The Cain Complex dives into the lives of a family on the brink as the main character tries to keep himself together. The filmmakers created an interesting mix of tense thriller and action film. If you're a fan of indie films you should definitely give this one a watch. As I write this Halloween fast approaches. It's the perfect time of year for creepy films. Give it a go and see what you think.

We live in France but have a place in the US in southern Arizona which is cartel territory and gun territory and my biggest fear when we go the US (I'm American) is...home invasion. I've outfitted the property with security cameras and we are entirely fenced in with entry gates and Cox Security but...you never know who is walking around, right? And do those cameras really stop anybody? In France we live in an apartment but in the US...Jees...in a house...there are so many ways to get in...so many windows...so The Cain Complex fed on all my paranoia and insecurity and gun fear with a bunch of hockey mask clad goons invading this guy's house and then a mind twisting blend of action, horror, thriller, altered reality and raw Ultimate type fighting scenes and I was crawling on the floor by the end of this movie...if you like horror if you like thriller (and great production value too a real rawness) then you will find this film entertaining...and riveting...just watch out that those rivets.

Two things that I've always been very unsettled by are home invasions and losing my grip on reality. "The Cain Complex" expertly dives into both of these ideas.Mateo is a family man who suffers from PTSD, which stems from an incident with his brother. When a masked gang invades his home, he must step up to defend it before his family gets home and is put in harm's way.I expected a very straight forward story and was pleasantly surprised that I was wrong. The movie is a surreal blend of thriller, horror, and martial arts. The fights look great and work well with the spot on cinematography. The masks (as seen on the poster) are terrifying. If a gang were to come to my house in those, I'd be found hiding under my bed or in the closet.I fully recommend "The Cain Complex". Watch it at night with a big bowl of popcorn.