Movie is unrealistic in these ways. Keanu's victim character actually called 911 and reported a break in. One of the girls quickly hung up the phone before he could say more. In such an instance it is police policy to visit... they would have been there within minutes, taking a report and names of everyone. Game over right there.
Size and strength advantage was overwhelmingly in Evan's favor. Even when he realized the seriousness of the situation, he was overpowered by just one of the two girls in a fight, not a tag team attack (even then, in real life they'd lose every time).
With his life clearly in grave danger, and within grappling distance, Evan makes no move for the girl pointing a gun at him. For one, I watched closely and her fingers were BEHIND the trigger. Not to mention it's a Beretta 92fs with a very slow heavy double action first trigger, also to his advantage. It's his gun, he'd know both of these things. Further considering the efforts to hide it from his kids in the sculpture/vase, it's very likely the SAFETY WAS ON. I rewound and it appeared to be on but somewhat dark and blurry. Either way with your life on the line you lunge, especially with an obvious total gun novice that is stupidly too close with her fingers BEHIND the trigger. All of this was unbelievable.
Digging that hole would have taken those little girls hours (they likely would have been exhausted and totally spent, unable to chase Evan down later when he made a break for it). Further, the girls would have been too deep in the hole working and distracted, and that ridiculous cord tie up job could have been quickly worked loose with any adrenaline fueled effort while they were toiling away. He could have gotten his gun and game over.
The comedic 'liking' the horrible Facebook post by accident and the kid making the line about daddy having a party took away from the serious thriller aspects that the director tried but failed to achieve throughout the movie. Still, bad call, counterproductive decision.
Not realistic enough to be terrifying, more like a bad unintended dark comedy.
Size and strength advantage was overwhelmingly in Evan's favor. Even when he realized the seriousness of the situation, he was overpowered by just one of the two girls in a fight, not a tag team attack (even then, in real life they'd lose every time).
With his life clearly in grave danger, and within grappling distance, Evan makes no move for the girl pointing a gun at him. For one, I watched closely and her fingers were BEHIND the trigger. Not to mention it's a Beretta 92fs with a very slow heavy double action first trigger, also to his advantage. It's his gun, he'd know both of these things. Further considering the efforts to hide it from his kids in the sculpture/vase, it's very likely the SAFETY WAS ON. I rewound and it appeared to be on but somewhat dark and blurry. Either way with your life on the line you lunge, especially with an obvious total gun novice that is stupidly too close with her fingers BEHIND the trigger. All of this was unbelievable.
Digging that hole would have taken those little girls hours (they likely would have been exhausted and totally spent, unable to chase Evan down later when he made a break for it). Further, the girls would have been too deep in the hole working and distracted, and that ridiculous cord tie up job could have been quickly worked loose with any adrenaline fueled effort while they were toiling away. He could have gotten his gun and game over.
The comedic 'liking' the horrible Facebook post by accident and the kid making the line about daddy having a party took away from the serious thriller aspects that the director tried but failed to achieve throughout the movie. Still, bad call, counterproductive decision.
Not realistic enough to be terrifying, more like a bad unintended dark comedy.
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