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In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family's estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle (Nicolas Cage), a fast-... read more read more...talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion's renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman). But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter (Liana Liberato), Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker (Cam Gigandet) at their home. Nothing is what it seems, and it will take a group of cold-blooded criminals led by Elias (Ben Mendelsohn), who have been planning a vicious home invasion for months, to bring the Miller family together. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives - and their family - intact. -- (C) Millenium

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Release Date: October 14, 2011

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 2011

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  • Deano78
    April 29, 2012
    Deano78
    A very average thriller that's been done much better so many times before. Pity with Cage & Kidman this went straight to DVD. It Just lacks any real sense of dread, tension and unravels far to quickly. Similar to Hostage and Trapped but they are more enjoyable.
  • LWOODS04
    March 5, 2012
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn, Liana Liberato, Cam Gigandet, Jordana Spiro, Dash Mihok, Emily Meade, Nico Tortorella, Zurab Matcharashvili

    Director: Joel Schumacher

    Summary: A husband and wife find themselves pushed to their absolute limit when they're held... read more for ransom by brutal thugs who invade their home. As tensions escalate and shocking revelations emerge, the couple is forced to take ever-more desperate measures.

    My Thoughts: "Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman just seem to be a bad fit as a couple. Not believable. More strange and awkward. Felt forced. The story is a bit of a mess and so is the acting.There is too much back and forth. It gets to a point where your just like, "kill whoever already and let this movie be done with". It drags on way longer then necessary. Seems like they just through a story together and made a movie just to make one. In the end they made a mess and a movie that is worth skipping even if it has big shots like Kidman and Cage attached to it."
  • MovieGeek13
    November 25, 2011
    MovieGeek13
    Nicolas Cage's latest disgrace of a film is a rehash of the cliches that plague the home invasion movie. This movie totally bombed at TIFF - fortunately, I already assumed the worst and avoided it then, but now that it's available for rent, hell what's $5? I guess I knew better a... read moret TIFF.
    So, the movie starts by introducing Kyle (Cage) as a diamond dealer who is always too busy to spend time with his wife Sarah (Kidman) and daughter Avery (Liana Liberato). Avery is the typical rebellious but "not-stuck-up-so-we-like-her" rich kid, while Sarah is the disgruntled wife who feels Kyle isn't spending enough time with her. Like all home invasion movies, the film starts with the family at a disconnect; nothing like a robbery to bring them together.
    Enter the worst pack of criminals to grace the screen all year. All they do is scream and yell and threaten to kill Kyle and his family, but it soon becomes obvious that they're only talk. This script has no intention of really putting the family in danger. Everything will work out just like they do in the generic formula of this ilk.
    Among all this, Joel Schumacher can't muster up a decent thrill. He lets everyone in the movie overact, including Nicole Kidman. Everyone just screams and shouts, screams and shouts, hollers death threats at the other; you can literally leave the room for about half the movie and not miss a thing. The only one who doesn't embarrass herself is Liana Liberato, who manages to become the only sympathetic character.
    I don't think I'm doing justice to just how bad this movie is. Okay, let me try again. 1. Nicolas Cage stars. 2. It's from the director of Batman and Robin, and The Number 23. 3. It's Panic Room minus the fun, and unlike The Strangers, Funny Games, or Vacancy, you never once feel like these characters are in a situation they can't get out of unscathed.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    November 21, 2011
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    When terror is at your door, you can run, or you can fight.

    Good movie. Average plot and story. It's a nice normal popcorn movie to rent and watch in your house.

    Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in the... read moreir relationship. He's just back from a business trip (he brokers diamonds) and their teen daughter Avery is sneaking out to a party, when four thugs in security uniforms and ski masks stage a home invasion. They want what's in the safe: cash and diamonds. Kyle stalls them, trying to negotiate for Sarah's freedom. Over the next few hours, the back stories of the four robbers (two brothers, a girlfriend, and the representative of a local drug kingpin) as well as the fault lines in Kyle and Susan's marriage come into play. Is there room here for heroism?
  • skactopus
    November 10, 2011
    skactopus
    Joel Schumacher's Trespass holds no surprises, thus leading to a less than stellar crime thriller.

    Ordinary, common, and habitual come to mind when it comes to the plot, but the potential for an entertaining 85 minute picture still exists. Where this film fails is the i

    ... read morenitial setup for what is to come and it becomes a bit of a shock that this film goes on for as long as it does; mostly because the antagonists have more back story than the so-called heroes.

    A brutal and thrilling movie this is not, and while things get violent and bloody from time to time, the R rating is because of the language. Moving on.

    There isn't much to talk about when it comes to Nicolas Cage or Nicole Kidman. There is some overacting on their part, but in the end both are overshadowed by the likes of Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Dash Mihok, and Jordana Spiro, who has quite the character.

    All in all, what little Trespass has to offer isn't enough to make this a recommendation.
  • PedroPauloA
    November 8, 2011
    PedroPauloA
    When terror is at your door, you can run, or you can fight.

    Quite a thrill

    When you have such an amazing cast you would expect more from the movie, however it isn't a bad movie, it can keep you engaged the entire 1 hour and 25 minutes.

    Kyle Millerm (cage) is a ri... read morech men who one day is assaulted in his own home and kept hostage along side his wife Sarah (Kidman). As the crime begins to unfold questions arise about who is Kyle Miller, and Sarah, and what about the robbers?

    Overall its quite fun, a very thrilling movie, kind of scary actually, but a little disappointing mainly because if you have Cage and Kidman in one movie, it has to be huge.
    Kyle Miller: "You let my wife leave and then I'll give you what you want!"
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    August 29, 2011
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  • moviewaffle
    March 18, 2012
    moviewaffle
    Crazy Nic Cage is back in this humdrum home invasion thriller.

    It's got to the point where distributors just don't seem to know what to do with Cage anymore. This was sneaked out straight to DVD in Europe almost a year after a very limited US release. On the other hand the awf... read moreul "Justice" was released here last year but is only now getting a US release under the new title "Seeking Justice". Presumably the name change is designed to distance it from the awful reviews it received under the original title.
    We've seen this sort of thing countless times from "Key Largo" to last year's "Mother's Boys". Cage is a diamond dealer who lives in a mansion with an enormous safe. Thinking said safe is filled with loot, a bunch of nasty types take him and Kidman hostage, along with their precocious daughter who seems to be the only intelligent character involved. We get lots of guns pointed at heads and an assortment of knives and syringes hidden behind backs.
    The reason Mendelsohn needs the money is to pay off drug dealers so he and his drug-addled stripper girlfriend can make a clean start in Mexico. That's the level of characterization we're dealing with here.
    This is one of Cage's more restrained performances but only because he spends most of it lying on the floor. We do get one crazy speech were he gives the thieves an impromptu lesson in the diamond trade. Kidman just looks embarassed throughout.
    Schumacher is sinking deeper into bottom shelf obscurity with each new project. I doubt he'll ever hit the highs of "Falling Down" again.
  • fb100000440772572
    January 27, 2012
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    Director Joel Schumacher comes through with another smart and intriguing drama in Trespass. When a home invasion goes wrong both the hostages and robbers find themselves in a web of lies and deceit that pits all sides against each other and no one to trust. Nicolas Cage and Nic... read moreole Kidman give weak, but adequate, performances, and the story take a while to get moving. Yet, once the pacing picks up both the story and the mystery become quite engrossing. Trespass is an entertaining film with a gripping mystery, but it has some problems with the execution.
  • crazydannielle16
    May 3, 2012
    crazydannielle16
    I really wanted to like this movie but 1.) It was full of F-bombs. I could have still liked it despite that but 2.) There are WAY TOO MANY times someone almost died and probably should have but didn't. 3.) There are too many stupid heavy-handed flashbacks that repeat themselves. ... read moreWe get the point. Get back to the action now. 4.) The husband Kyle (Nicolas Cage) doesn't seem to care if he dies and I wanted a hero who actually wants to live for his family. 5.) The family kept throwing themselves dramatically all over each other. I think in reality, it might look a little different. Besides those points, the acting was really great. The storyline was done before though (and better too- think Firewall, Trapped, & Hostage) but it could have been better if there were a better script and perhaps some better directing. I researched the ratings beforehand but I always go in to a movie fresh with an open mind and give it a shot. I agree with everyone else here: "Sloppy and obvious..." "...a strange variety of entertainment that hooks you throughout and then leaves you nothing but glad that it's over."

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Critic Reviews

James Berardinelli
October 14, 2011
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

It's sloppy and obvious, with curves so un-serpentine they might as well be straightaways Full Review

Kyle Smith
October 14, 2011
Kyle Smith, New York Post

I wished a bottle would roll by so I could stick an S.O.S. in it. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
October 14, 2011
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Is "Trespass" the moment when we give up, and accept the path Nic Cage has chosen for himself? Or should we just keep averting our eyes, until he's done cashing easy checks? Full Review

Stephen Whitty
October 14, 2011
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Schumacher makes it all look good - he can't help himself - but somehow that just makes it nastier. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
October 13, 2011
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a strange variety of entertainment that hooks you throughout and then leaves you nothing but glad that it's over. Full Review

Stephen Holden
October 13, 2011
Stephen Holden, New York Times

A belabored, often laughable melee of sound, fury and unnecessarily frenzied cinematography in which everyone yells, screams and threatens while any sense of dread quickly drains away. Full Review

Robert Abele
October 13, 2011
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

In the end, "Trespass" steps all over its own genre strengths. Full Review

Dave Daley
October 13, 2011
Dave Daley, Salon.com

Can someone explain what Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman are doing in a chaotic and sadistic home-invasion thriller, shot in digital colors so radioactive they appear to have leaked out of the Fukushim... Full Review

Wesley Morris
October 13, 2011
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

One of those movies that an audience knows is terrible the minute it starts. Full Review

Steven Rea
October 13, 2011
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

An astoundingly senseless thriller featuring Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, and a band of masked goons. (The word thriller is used very loosely.) Full Review

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    • Avery Miller: Hey Mom, can I go to a party?
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    • Kyle Miller: I have to go with your mother on this one.
    • Kyle Miller: You let my wife leave and then I'll give you what you want!
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