Intrusion is a thriller film directed by Adam Salky which was just released at the end of last September. This film tells the story of a couple, Henry Parsons (Logan Marshall-Green) and Meera Parsons (Freida Pinto), who experience terror in their new home. They are lovers who have been together for 12 years. However, his wife, Meera Parsons, had cancer and was diagnosed with infertility which ultimately left the lovers childless.
Even so, they still live happy life. Especially now that the husband's career
is on the rise so that they can build a luxurious house located in remote
areas, far from the atmosphere of the city to strengthen their relationship.
However, after only a few months in the luxurious house, they began to be
terrorized by a crime family who seemed to be looking for something in the
house, which turned out to have a dark secret that they did not want to
reveal.
The concept presented by Intrusion is very good because we will be forced to
distrust every character that is shown throughout this film. Yes, it's the
same as films that are in the mystery genre, some puzzles will start to appear
later, especially when Meera Parsons finally finds out that there was a
special reason why the crime family terrorized her house.
This film has quite an interesting plot to follow. However, somehow I feel the
ending of this story is so predictable. From the start, Intrusion did provide
surprises, but entering the middle of the film, the figure of the main
antagonist of this film has begun to be seen clearly. The story shown seems to
have no progress, as if after the family that terrorized the house died, the
antagonist must have stayed in that house, nothing else.
You could say that this Intrusion only has a solid plot at the beginning of
the film, especially during the scene where the crime family terrorizes and
messes up the entire contents of Meera Parsons' house. Seeing that scene, at
first, I thought this film would be like The Strangers which is very tense
from beginning to end because later all the occupants of the house will become
targets of endless terror from unknown people. However, it turns out that the
entire terrorizing crime family was gunned down by Meera's husband.
Another thing that I regret about this film is the ending, which in my opinion
was too hasty. Yes, how come a person who can be considered a psychopath dies
with just one hit, especially since he only fought 2 girls in a house far from
the city? That's how easily he was defeated and the film ended immediately,
just like that.
Usually, in thriller films, there are chases, fights, or at least the
mentality of the victim is tormented. However, in this Intrusion film, there
are very few impressions like that, as a result, the antagonist doesn't look
too evil, and there is no desire to kill him because what he does is not too
painful. If the crime is only about detaining other people's children, in my
opinion, the film Girl in the Basement even has a far more sinister picture
than this film.
So, is Intrusion still worth watching? In my personal opinion, this film is
still worth watching because the story is very enjoyable, and the plot is not
convoluted, so it's good to watch to unwind after work or college. In
addition, the short duration (about 90 minutes) makes the story shown not too
long-winded.
SCORE
5/10
Thanks to the acting from Freida Pinto and Logan Marshall-Green which is quite
satisfying. Apart from that, the house used in this film is also pleasing to
the eye, not boring (yes, it's called a luxury house).
Oh yes, the duration, which is only about 90 minutes, is also a plus in
itself, because this duration is perfect for taking a break from work, so it
doesn't feel like you're wasting too much time.
TRAILERS
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That's all I can say about the Intrusion movie review. If there are criticisms
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