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If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

I haven't seen the original yet but I certainly intend to now. I have heard about this thriller/horror and as I am a big fan of the original I Spit on your Grave / Day of the Woman this movie has been recommended to me several times. I can't imagine how they could have told this story any better. The acting was superb, the script very believable and the directing was near perfect. The best acting was by the mother, played by Monica Potter, although I can't fault any of them. I don't want to outline the plot as it has already been done but it is a story of abuse, desperation and revenge. The family who have been wronged are very likeable right from the start so you can't help but really route for them all the way through. Edge of your seat stuff! Well done Wes Craven.

This movie is a remake of another movie, older and forgotten. The story revolves around three sadistic criminals who kill mercilessly and who decide to hide in a quiet middle-aged couple's vacation home, hours after they raped and tried to kill their daughter. The story is really good and the environment is tense from start to finish. The rape scene is one of the hardest to watch I've ever seen. However, from the middle, the film loses some interest because it becomes predictable and similar to other horror films like "You're Next", for example. What saves the film, at that moment, is the sympathy that we have already felt for the couple and their daughter. This connection allows the public's attention not to be scattered because we still want to see the bad guys punished. Garret Dillahunt is incredible in the role of the gang boss, managing to make his character an unbearably disgusting presence. Riki Lindhome and Aaron Paul were more restrained but no less competent. Sara Paxton was reasonable, but her role gradually becomes secondary, giving way to Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter, a good duo who really did a great job. In the end, what we have is a good remake that, while not surprising, is able to entertain and cause some shivers.

A gang kills two detectives and breaks out criminal Krug (Garret Dillahunt). Competitive swimmer Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton) and her parents (Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn) go to their vacation home. Mari reconnects with local friend Paige (Martha MacIsaac). The girls go to a motel room with Justin (Spencer Treat Clark) with the promise of some marijuana. They have a fun time until Justin's dad Krug, uncle Francis (Aaron Paul) and Sadie (Riki Lindhome) arrive. The girls are kidnapped and then Mari causes the car to crash.As far as violent horrors go, this works better than most. The first half is the most compelling. The rape scene is pretty brutal. The violence is scary without the enjoyable fun. It's a horrific scene. The scariest part is actually the motel scene where the violence is just threatened. The second half is less scary by comparison. It's more traditional with the Collingwood family battling the criminal family. The whole movie works pretty well with some memorable brutality.

It was pretty obvious from the beginning that the girl called Josh who looks like a boy was going to rat them all out and you could tell that all four hoodlums were going to die without the Mom and Dad receiving so much as a scratch.I also feel that this movie could be shorter. The beginning seems unnecessarily long and leaves you thinking "When do we get to the good stuff?" I praise this movie for having a simple plot. The bad guys rape a girl, her parents take brutal revenge. The characters were simple people and you can understand who they were which is a personal preference of mine. Some people look for really deep complicated characters but you won't find any in this movie.