Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.
Acting
Gabrielle Union carries every frame like the action star she is.
Production
The house itself: glass fortress meets panic room, gorgeously impractical.
Editing
Tight 88 minutes—no fat, all momentum, barely time to breathe.
Director
James McTeigue
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James McTeigue also directed V for Vendetta—explains the clean, efficient violence and the 'underdog vs. system' energy, just with way less masks.
This was Gabrielle Union's first outright action lead at 45, and she trained with the John Wick team—Hollywood's 'too old for this' math is finally improving.
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