Low budget does not always mean bad movie. I admire the guts of takes to put it all together let alone act and direct and so forth. However. Why make the lead character so unsympathetic and obnoxious? Dont you want the audience to sympathize and root for your lead characters? When you succeed in making them annoying AND stupid, no one cares about them. In some cases the audience may take the side of the bad guys. That is exactly what happens here. And this is BEFORE the reveals that are supposed to make our opinion change about the characters. Maybe some more script polishing was needed to bring this up to par. Still worth watching but couldve been better.

Ooooh man. This is a clever indie thriller that throws its audience into a nightmare shift at a roadside diner.

There is a brutality to the violence you rarely see in movies like this - it's not a hackathon slasher with tons of gore but something more interested in diving into the emotional weight that trauma and violence leave behind. I also loved the pacing, how quick and effective the opening scenes were to draw you in. It grabs you and it never lets go. Yes, it's a character we've seen before, in a genre we've seen before, but the director handles those tropes well. It's shot beautifully. It has a real rhythm. But the real star is Jessica Belkin. She brings such flavor to Nancy. Talk about rhythm. The dance! Yes!

I also loved seeing a "home" invasion thriller play out in a roadside diner. Super claustrophobic, slick lighting, and that darkness around the location makes you feel uneasy. It's like a living death trap.

This movie is gritty, dirty and unforgiving. If you're looking for a new take on "home" invasion that messes with your head, WATHC THIS. You won't be disappointed!