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Load of rubbish!!

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Following the death of mom, Rose (Miranda Cosgrove) and her father (Donal Logue) move from sunny California to snowy Chicago. Dad is married to his work. Rose takes psychotic meds and has trouble with the house with a history. She has dreams, hears noises, sees stuff move, has issue with the neighbors, stuck doors, and a doll's head that likes the view in different rooms of the house.The film builds slow, in fact a bit too slow as I grew bored over stuff moving. When we figure out the mystery, which wasn't too hard to do, we realize the film is one of an overcrowded genre which gave us better productions. This was done perhaps for the kids who grew up with Miranda and never saw those other films. Not a bad film, but that will bring deja vu to seasoned viewers.Guide: No F-bombs, sex, or nudity.

In the intro a girl is kept in some cellar. Some guy with a camera arrives. She screams.A father and his daughter move into a house in a different town. He's an architect and always busy with work. The wife had mental issues and committed suicide at some point. The girl, Rose, is obnoxious, a college student taking a semester off and also has mental issues since her mother's death but refuses to take her pills, in fact she throws them away.As soon as she gets there the complains. But also early on she starts hearing loud noises of all kinds. And we too have to put up with exceedingly loud sound effects, noises, and music as if any second someone is going to just show up and skin Rose alive. And this goes on for the entire movie.Rose tries to befriend a girl across the street who also argues with her father and who also doesn't have a mother. This girl asks Rose how she can live in that house given what happened there. That freaks her out and she starts researching. The previous owner was a "pillar" of the community who helped and let people in need live in the house. One of those was the dad across the street. And also a girl who vanished. The dad across the street was suspected of the disappearance but eventually cleared. But this woman also had a son. Rose finds scratches in the cellar in her house with the missing girl's name. She magically gets herself locked into rooms, stuff disappears, of course heads of dolls appear and vanish, etc.Rose also becomes friends with some construction worker who takes her to a party but when he also fails to see any evidence of what she claims to hear she tells him to get lost.Finally, 15 minutes before the movie is over we learn what is going on. Rose finds a secret room with a secret attic and another secret inside. It's an unsatisfying explanation, but at least it's something after 1:15 hours of nothing.The Intruders has little going for it. Stories about people with mental issues simply don't work. Here we're lead around nose for a while. The main characters aren't sympathetic nor interesting. Nothing really advances the story in any meaningful way until the end. The sound effects instead of making things scary are just annoying. But it has fallen to the sound effects to make up for the lack of story and keep the audience from falling asleep.

I rented this the other night, and was surprised how good it was. I didn't know any of the actors except Tom Sizemore. This was finally a good suspense filled movie without all the gore, torture, and nonsense you see in today's horror movies. I am a classic horror fan, not into today's blood, gore, guts type movies like; SAW. I like the old school horror, like Friday, Psycho, Halloween, and Nightmare. This movie was up my alley, it was like watching a Norman Bates type movie. It kept me glued to the screen from the time it started til' the end. Just when you think you know who is behind it, comes a twist. When watching this movie I had two suspects; and both were wrong. I was shocked when I found out who was responsible in the end. This is a great suspense filled movie that makes you think, and how many horror films can say that. This is well worth the rental, if you like suspense, thriller movies this is for you.THX, Kris L. CocKayne

The smell of the popcorn; the excitement of the crowd. The anticipation of the curtains rising and that first glimmer of light as the projector is turned on. You can't wait through the previews; you've already waited so long. But it does take you back to that first preview you'd seen, so many months back, when you first decided you needed to see the film. It has been drawn out, and you've patiently awaited, all culminating to this particular moment: "It's on!" You cross your hands and move forward just a bit. What happened to the days of films being out in theaters for several months, giving everybody ample time to see them, while word of mouth spread like wildfire to everybody within ears distance? If you somehow missed the previews, a friend of a friend had said the movie was amazing and you just needed to see for yourself. There was no such thing as a film being released for purchase before it was seen in theaters. There is something about that feeling of being amongst the crowd, experiencing the moment, and seeing the reactions of all types of people while you are there. The anticipation and excitement is felt throughout the venue, with not only your close family and friends, but everybody who has been awaiting its debut. As I drove up to Los Angeles last night, I couldn't help but to wonder why Sony had chosen not to take this route for one of their new films, "The Intruders". I was able to purchase the film before its' actual release in the theater I was driving to. I confess; I just couldn't wait. I had to watch it before I made the drive up to LA- replaying several times, I might add. It had such unique twists and turns. It was not at all what I had envisioned. I expected a great film, but it was superb. It was not at all like many films of this genre. It was an excellent suspenseful mystery, with many elements of the human psyche coming into play. I couldn't stop watching it. The story is of a father and daughter moving to a new town after the death of a schizophrenic mother, and settling into a home with much history and character already present. Dad has visions of remodeling the home to their liking, but the home seems to have likings of its own. Miranda Cosgrove plays the leading role as Rose, who feels as though something or someone in the house is trying to communicate with them, but her concerns are discounted by her father's unwillingness to accept the validity of what she is saying. As she tries to uncover more of the history and possible events that occurred within the home, she is only left more isolated and vulnerable, as her speculations are left unresolved and seemingly a figment of her imagination. It is evident that something strange is occurring, but very difficult to pinpoint what, as you are lured deeper into a web of plot twists and paranoia, questioning the sanity of everyone involved. I believe the film could have done very well in theaters, had it been traditionally released. Films are art forms that require patience and vision from the writer, director and cast. This film is no exception to this sentiment, definitely deserving its' time on the big screen. I am happy to own the film, but I would have gladly payed full price to see it in theaters. The screening was actually free, and I was so fortunate to view it in the presence of the director, Adam Massey, writer, Jason Juravic, along with Miranda Cosgrove herself. As being one of her first roles of this type, I believe she could receive so much more recognition from the natural process of a full theater release, as well as the writer and director. To say the least, my favorite viewing of the film was at this special screening, and I believe many others would have felt the same way had they known. This film is definitely well put together and intriguing to watch. Many Miranda Cosgrove fans would have loved to see this special showing, had it been more well publicized. The Landmark theater screening in LA also included a question and answer session with the creative minds and cast of the this excellent film. When asked about what had drawn her to this particular type of film, Miranda replied, "...it was so different than anything I'd done before. And even though I really do like comedy a lot, I really have always liked horror films. Especially this kind of horror film because it's not really like a slasher movie; it's more of a thriller. I'm really happy that I got to be a part of it." -Genevieve Olin