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The story was simple but ok. The acting was horrible. I only rated it 3 stars because I've seen worse believe it not. Anyone who rates this highly must be relatives of the actors.

I don't know if a break in can be accurately described as a surprise visit? I mean that is a pun that I would make or a joke I would use. For movie purposes that is - not real life situations, just to be clear.

Eric Roberts - I wonder a lot has been said about Nicolas Cage popping movies left and right (though he always delievers no matter how good or bad the script is/was) and about Bruce WIllis - though we now know why he did so many. He needed to make retirement money. No one seems to be talking about Eric Roberts - but why should they. He is doing his thing - sometimes it may feel like he is phoning it in too - but he has the charisma to still pull anything off anyway.

He of course is not the main character here. They are not as easily likeable I'd say - but you may understand their motives anyway. A decent enough thriller with enough surprises - even if nothing too exciting maybe.

The film really doesn't have much going on, probably because the budget was so low and the writing couldn't get over that. Basically you have two meth heads that find out they're going to be parents so they plan to rob a rich person's home only things go wrong (big surprise).

What occurs is an accidental murder and a whole lot of lame dialogue between three characters that seems to on forever, where's the jewels, we gotta kill her, and you can't do it. The most annoying of the three is Serah Henesey's loud screeching voice, it's so bad I got a headache. Seriously, did no one in post production hear this?

The end of the film is typical and is so expected. Bottom line, if you wanna see a whole lot of crack/meth smoking, arguments a plenty, and very little things occuring it's for you. For everyone else, you'll need to be on meth to enjoy it.

Awful movie. Awful acting, bad choreography, and terrible script. The only good actor is Eric Roberts and his screen time is minimal. The rest is a train wreck.

Everything bad...please watch anything else...i wasted my time watching it but u don't have to....acting very bad I don't even know how they could make a movie like that ....if there is zero star i will give.

The drug addict character 'Casey' played by Rob Riordan carries most of the weight of the film. Amazing job by a newcomer, his scene with Eric Roberts was a GREAT one.

Omg the girlfriends acting is horrendous. The acting of the others is much far off. Don't waste your time! The girlfriend is so dumb and the boyfriend isn't much far off. To be criminals, you have to have some street smarts. Dumb dumb dumb.

Starts Off Bad, But Wait, it Gets Worse... 1 Star. I would give 0 Stars, but the rating system won't allow it.

Let me break it down for you. Any movie with Eric Roberts in it is AUTOMATICALLY on my bottom-feeder movie list. He is a terrible wannabe actor.

I am honestly so shocked at how bad this movie was, that I won't even bother explaining it. Story was horrible, acting was horrible, effects were horrible, and the list goes on.

Avoid at all cost!

Every other review is correct about the low level of acting, writing, editing, fight choreography, etc... everything is very stupid and poorly done. It is shot relatively well, with proper lighting and sound, so I'm assuming it is somewhere in the level of a Lifetime movie (middle-aged woman protagonist in a robe and everything.)

Nothing is original, so my review won't be either. I'm pretty sure I've seen every one of my comments in the other 1-2 star reviews. Eric Roberts is undoubtedly the only real credential, and I'm sure his face and his name were only used to sell the movie. He is very limited throughout.

Overall, don't waste your time. It doesn't come across as a thrilling home-invasion flick. It comes across like a depressing look at how a botched robbery would end up if a disabled couple also smoked meth.

The most hideous awful movie ! Don't waste your time ! Everything about it bad ! I am shocked Eric Roberts accepted the role to be in this not true movie that bait clicks you into wasting your time that is not based on a true story! What a joke ! I'd rather watch paint dry!

I watched this film because I had some time to waste, not disappointed. The acting was actually very good for the most part. The movie moved along at a good pace and kept you interested in what was going to happen next, albeit fairly predictable, it was also quite enjoyable. I look forward to what is next for the two main characters in their future endeavors. If you get the chance to see this you should.

Reminded me of 'Dopesick' and that was shot in Virginia too & is about the drug addiction crisis in rural America. Tricia Hawn played Michael Keaton's wife in that, she plays Eric Roberts boss in The Surprise Visit. Great to see local talent in films.

First off just when is Amazon can take action on fake reviews both good and bad? There is a reviewer here called psxexperten take a look at his profile. He is some kind of professional hater. He starts no less than NINE reviews with the words; This movie is so bad,...blah.

OK confession. I know Nick, he is a great guy at the start of a really promising career. The film is solid and definitely enjoyable. I would like to have seen more background to the relationships and more emotion from the actors but is solid.

Nothing original, nothing interesting. But they made a movie anyway. The production wasn't bad, the acting was decent. There are the two stars in my rating. Normally I would give this one a (low because of stupid, predictable, overused character actions), but I'm also deducting two points for the truly stupid fake reviews. "Solid movie," John Smith? Shameful, backfired self promotion. Paycheck role for Eric Roberts; would have been better, seemed more real, without him in it.

Woman gets chased around the woods with a fire poker for an hour and a half. At the critical moment she drops the gun and gets smoked. The end. That's literally the entire movie and if someone is mad that there is a spoiler here, too bad! The location itself is the star of the movie. The house rental surely was 10x bigger than any of the acting salaries. Rating: House 10, Acting -10, Story -1 Million. Now I have to pad my review just like the runtime of the movie was padded. Ok do you enjoy seeing a woman run around in circles of leaves for 80 minutes facing off against a fireplace poker? Do you enjoy seeing everyone die with a single punch or a whack with any object? This is your movie!