Introduction to Intrusion: A Netflix Movie Review

 

I was hesitant to watch the Intrusion movie, mainly because I’ve seen so many other similar type movies before. I was sure this movie would follow the same playbook of people allowing strangers into their homes, then unfortunately, regretting that they did so.

 

I was on the fence about seeing the Intrusion movie. Eventually got off the fence and decided to watch it. The reason? I wanted to see if the film, Intrusion would be any different from the others. Was it? Should I have passed on watching it? Should you? Check out my Netflix movie review of Intrusion to find out.

 

Plot of the Intrusion Movie

 

The actions in the Intrusion movie centered around a cover-up dealing with one of the homeowners, the contractor and the IRS. Towards that end, the story had subplots involving the wife’s disease, which she had overcome, her husband who took care of her during that time and who also built their home where the Intrusion would later take place.

 

Actors in the Intrusion Movie

 

The wife was played by Frieda Pinto who you may be familiar with from the Slumdog Millionaire movie she starred in awhile back. For the most part, the other actors were unknown to me. Of course having big name actors in movies is not the main ingredient for a good film, but sometimes it does help to boost the entertainment level, especially when stories of home invasions have been shown many times before.

 

Acting Abilities Displayed in the Intrusion Movie

 

In my opinion, the husband and wife were miscast in the movie Intrusion. The chemistry between the main actors Frieda Pinto and Logan Marshall-Green were non-existent on screen. Spoiler Alert: In other words, I did not get the feeling that they were a happily married couple from the start. Therefore, I was not at all surprised that the wife became suspicious of the  husband.

 

Storyline of the Intrusion Movie

 

It is unclear why the antagonist in the movie (the husband) chooses to make his wife his victim. In fact, there was another character in the movie where there also was no basis for this character to become a victim.

 

Furthermore, if the husband wanted to get even with his “blackmailer” contractor, he could have dealt directly with this character instead of one of his relatives -- who by the way was reported as missing. 

 

 

Unrealistic Actions in the Intrusion Movie

 

I think, unless a movie or storyline is a satire, etc. films should have some resemblance to reality about them. The  Netflix Intrusion movie failed in this area. For example, why would the wife turn on a light ion in the husband's home office where she was searching for clues, when she knew the husband could probably tell she was in that particular room by the lighted up window? Why not use a flashlight instead, especially since the rest of the house was dark? This happened not once but twice in the movie.

 

Additionally, why after spending a number of years tending to his then sick wife in the past would the husband all of a sudden turn against her, especially, since she is now doing well and is no longer a "burden" to him?

 

Another  example of unrealistic actions occurred during the car-following scene. Instead of following the husband in a car when the wife discovered he left his wallet home, the wife could have simply called him, left a message if he didn’t answer. Also since the movie showed only two cars on the road at night, the husband would have easily noticed that he was being followed.

 

There are other unrealistic actions in the Intrusion movie as well, but I will stop here.

 

Assessment of the Intrusion Movie

 

The movie Intrusion attempted to be suspenseful, but to me it was not. To be fair, there was some suspense as to why the house was broken into initially and no belongings, items, etc.  were taken. However, as you watch the movie, the perpetrator as well as the reason this was done is later revealed.  

 

Overall, this movie was different from the other home invasions films I’ve seen in that the wife and husband were not held captive in their home by strangers. However, due to the unrealistic twists and turns in the movie without showing the basis for them, the movie Intrusion was just a so-so type movie for me -- one that I could have passed on watching.  If you watch the Netflix movie, Intrusion, you may come to the same conclusion.

 

Rating of the Intrusion Movie

 

Based on a rating of 1 star to 5 stars with 5 stars being the highest, I rate the Intrusion movie 2 stars.