Almost everyone would have seen 'Home Alone' especially the first part. In that movie, we get to feel for Kevin when he is accidentally left behind by his family and had to battle out two burglars who try to force their way into his house. It was all about Kevin using his brains to stay out of harm's way and at the same time, he had to ensure that his dear home was safe and sound from the invaders.
Fast forward to 2016. In 'Don't Breathe' again, we have not two but three people who break and enter into a very eerie and sinister house in a desolated place due to their own personal agendas. The gloomy and battered house belonged to a blind old man who lived with his ferocious Rottweiler and lump sum of money securely hidden in a safe vault. Did the 3 so-thinking brilliants manage to outwit the dumb man, sorry blind!, and lead a happy life forms the rest of the plot with many twists and turns that is sure to leave the audience with bated breath!
Despite having lost his eyesight, the old man, who actually served in the Army, had his sense of hearing and smelling intact. In fact, it was so acute that he was able to see with his nose and ears! 'Don't Breathe' really picks up speed when the Money fires a shot at a door when he, Alex and Rocky were in hot pursuit to find the hidden cash. With the slo mo of the camera and suspended stillness, at first glance, you have the slight feel that a ghost or a poltergeist might be lurking in the shadows of the house particularly behind the sealed door which Money shot. Things go downhill for the trio when the vicious old man kills Money in cold blood. Barely escaping from the clutches of the old man, the situation gets complicated further when the remaining duo find a gagged and captive woman behind the tortuous ridden closed door.
The scene where Alex is just inches from the maddened old man holding the gun and shooting in all directions was a testimony to the tremendous build up of tension and suspense by the director. The T & S factor shot through the roof with the emergence of the drugged dog from its short sleep.The real hero in the movie is the wild and savage Rottweiler who really scared the living daylights, though the lights were off in the theatre!, with its blood curdling barks. The Rottweiler's monstrous presence was such that it ensured that the audience were made to look like scaredy cats by its powerful rapid quick chase and fearsome looks.
However, the best scene in the movie has to be the sequence where the old man switches off the lights in the basement and scared Alex and Rocky out of their wits. It also really scared the bejesus out of the audience when he grimly says "Now you see what I see". After a lot of twist and turns, some were very predictable like the old man standing above Rocky when she locks the bloody dog in the car, 'Don't Breathe' finally breaths when Rocky is eventually reunited with her daughter after successfully pulling off the heist leaving Alex and Money dead in that dark and dismal house.
Had the last half an hour been a little tighter without focussing on the loop hole for a sequel, 'Don't Breathe' would have struck even more fear in the hearts with its spine-chilling screenplay.
PS;
The old man deservedly got the bitter taste of his own medicine when Rock force feeds him with his sticky juice upon his throat. The entire theatre was clapping and whistling for Rocky's act when moments before she was at the receiving end of an almost cringing and atrocious deed by the diabolical veteran.
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