Carly Ryan is a regular self-obsessed, phone-obsessed, obsess-obsessed teenager in a seemingly idyllic suburb. Her younger brother is a brat. Her mother (Selma Blair) is troubled by the growing distance between them. There's something wrong with her dad (Nicolas Cage). Riley's her best friend and Damon's her boyfriend. Their school is evacuated for some reason and then the parents start attacking their children.
This starts with an intriguing horror premise. The mother trying to kill her newborn baby is a great scene. This could have gone in a great direction but once the mother comes home, it stagnates into a really simple killing movie. The only deserving twist is the arrival of the grandparents. A better construction would have Selma Blair saving kids as the B-story. Nicolas Cage is a great crazy doing his thing. The kids finally do away with Cage. After saving many lives, Selma Blair returns home and suddenly a switch is flipped. That would be a great twist ending. This squanders a great premise.
This starts with an intriguing horror premise. The mother trying to kill her newborn baby is a great scene. This could have gone in a great direction but once the mother comes home, it stagnates into a really simple killing movie. The only deserving twist is the arrival of the grandparents. A better construction would have Selma Blair saving kids as the B-story. Nicolas Cage is a great crazy doing his thing. The kids finally do away with Cage. After saving many lives, Selma Blair returns home and suddenly a switch is flipped. That would be a great twist ending. This squanders a great premise.