An apparently ultra-low budget "thriller" about a family moving into a new house in the country, and how they come to be vying with a brutal gang in pursuit of their boss's $500,000.
It jumps around a bit, switching from a fast-paced, no-sense series of killings with little explanation, to long, drawn-out coverage of the family move-in.
There's nothing to indicate the two threads are linked until a half-hour into the film, so it takes some patience.
All's going quiet and straightforward until the gang interrupts the family's move-in, which is where the fun begins.
Of course, it's handy that the 10-year old son has had "issues" and unbelievably is a small arms aficionado. Normally, you'd want to forcibly restrain him, but in this story he becomes somewhat of an asset.
All in all, OK for what it is, a bit of escapism with a couple of big plot holes. No different in that regard than half of Tom Cruise's films.
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