Avarice

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Thomas (Nick Atkinson) and Susan (Priscilla-Anne Jacob) appear to be having marital issues as she says she is taking a vacation from him in Sydney. (I believe this takes place in Australia.) There are two people dressed in black at the door of these overly wealthy people. We later discover his name is Kane (Ryan Panizza) and the woman is Reed (Alexandra Nell). We hear gunshots and Susan takes one between the eyes. We cut away to a different family. They too have marital issues from his infidelity. Kate Matthews (Gillian Alexy) is a professional archer. They have a moody teen daughter Sarah (Téa Heathcote-Marks). They plan on going away for a family vacation so mom and dad can patch things up. While there, they run into Reed and Kane one night by no accident. Dad is whisked away while the women model some stylish black zip ties. If you peaked at the DVD cover you have a pretty good idea what happens next or if you stayed awake during the archery scene. Film was less than gripping. Reed with a gash on the side of her face had the only character. Predictable. Guide: F-word. No sex. Or nudity.

It could have been good. But too many things were just bad. She uses a bow for a house fight. A bow is not really good for short distances, and it requires a lot of room. There were quite a few bad guys and they wanted $10 million? Seems a little low per person for the risk they are taking. The father is portrayed as a smart guy, but when he talks about two retina scans and gets a box, he has no clue what's in it. The daughter gets out through a window. Double-whammy: The bad guys made sure all doors are locked but they forgot the windows? And why didn't she get out with her daughter? Then she overwhelms a guy with a meat tenderizer and let's him lie there. Doesn't go for his weapons and doesn't beat the snot out of him even though he threatened to carve her. In her own house. Later on she walks past several people she killed and doesn't draw her arrows for more ammo (I counted at least five she could have retrieved). She doesn't take their guns either. She escapes from her bounds twice by slipping out. Sorry, highly unbelievable. Zip ties are strong and tight. In the end, she has a knife in her leg but reaches for the arrow instead. Her husband had an affair with his business partner's wife and basically did nothing to help with the home invasion, so why is everything good again afterwards? He is forgiven because she did all the work during an attack? I found most actions implausible. Maybe I would freeze out of fear in such a situation, but I doubt I would walk past a gun or knife when my only weapon is a bow. The story was entertaining enough not to regret the time spent, but I couldn't take the movie seriously.