SYNOPSIS:
A group of friends think they find an easy score at an empty house with a safe full of cash. But when the owners, an elderly couple, come home early, the tables are suddenly turned.
There exists a home invasion sub-subgenre that, in my opinion, is the hardest of narrative sells: criminals become the victims. A film like
Villains maximizes the formula, pitting halfwit burglars against practicing, professional killers. We have to believe the switcheroo is achievable, and that seemingly “normal” targets can detain their unlucky houseguests. Julius Berg’s
The Owners dares suggest two elderly medical workers can outwit four rough-and-tumble teenagers, with success. To a degree of ridiculousness.
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Host: Caroline Ward as Caroline Damon Smith
The Owners: Andrew Ellis as Terry and Rita Tushingham as Ellen Huggins
FILM OF THE WEEK
HOST (Cert 15, 65 mins, Vertigo Releasing, Horror/Thriller/Romance, available now on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services, available from February 22 on Blu-ray £32.99)
Starring: Haley Bishop, Caroline Ward, Emma Louise Webb, Jemma Moore, Radina Drandova, Edward Linard, Patrick Ward, Seylan Baxter, Jinny Lofthouse.
HALEY (Haley Bishop) organises a Zoom video call with five friends, Caroline (Caroline Ward), Emma (Emma Louise Webb), Jemma (Jemma Moore), Radina (Radina Drandova) and Teddy (Edward Linard).