Trespass

Name: Trespass
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 14, 2011
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 37

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Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: October 14, 2011 | R

Summary: What happens when a man with everything - a beautiful wife, a teenage daughter and a wealthy estate - is confronted with the reality of losing it all? That is what Kyle Miller must come to terms with as he and his family become the victims of a vicious home invasion. Led by Elias and Jonah, a gang of cold-blooded thugs holds Kyle and hisWhat happens when a man with everything - a beautiful wife, a teenage daughter and a wealthy estate - is confronted with the reality of losing it all? That is what Kyle Miller must come to terms with as he and his family become the victims of a vicious home invasion. Led by Elias and Jonah, a gang of cold-blooded thugs holds Kyle and his loved ones hostage as they carry out their plans to take everything that Kyle holds dear, including his life. (Millennium Entertainment)… Expand

Director: Joel Schumacher

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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John DeFore

Sep 14, 2011

A home-invasion flick that grabs viewers by the throat and only stops squeezing long enough to wipe sweat from its palms. Read full review

Stephen Cole

Oct 6, 2011

Trespass is at least a suitable rest stop for his (Cage) anguish. An unapologetic B-movie that comes with lots of flashbacks, gunplay and shouting, it can easily be savoured and forgotten inside 90 minutes. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Sep 19, 2011

It's never boring but the relentless twists do get a bit tedious. Read full review

Movieline Alison Willmore

Oct 14, 2011

Trespass is best received as an almost viable B-movie that just happens to have A-list leads. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Oct 16, 2011

Trespass is a home invasion movie, but not a clever, taut one; it's sloppy and obvious, with curves so un-serpentine they might as well be straightaways. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Oct 13, 2011

One of those movies that an audience knows is terrible the minute it starts. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Oct 14, 2011

Cage and director Joel Schumacher, who has fallen so far from the A-list that he provokes a demand for new letters of the alphabet after Z, have each found their cinematic soulmates. Read full review

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Tss5078

Sep 20, 2014

Has Nicholas Cage ever made a bad movie? Granted that some haven't been as good as Trespass, but when you see Nicholas Cage's name, you know you're always going to be entertained. Teaming up with famed Director Joel Schumacher and the always intense Nicole Kidman, Cage stars in a type ofHas Nicholas Cage ever made a bad movie? Granted that some haven't been as good as Trespass, but when you see Nicholas Cage's name, you know you're always going to be entertained. Teaming up with famed Director Joel Schumacher and the always intense Nicole Kidman, Cage stars in a type of film we've all seen before. Trespass has a common storyline, but it's done in an unexpected way, with an ending that will leave you speechless. Kyle Miller (Nicholas Cage) is a wealthy diamond merchant, who has finally built the mansion he's always wanted. It has also made him a target for a sophisticated team of thieves, who want their share. Surprised at home one night, the Miller family is held hostage. Positive that if he gives them what he wants his family is dead, Kyle refuses their demands, leading to an epic standoff. Nicholas Cage shows a different side in Trespass, as he's not the cunning hero that saves the day, but rather a family man, trying to protect his family. He's paired with Nicole Kidman, who while being a terrific actress, usually makes films I have no interest in seeing. An action thriller is also something out of the norm for her, but she handled it like a pro and her chemistry with Nicholas Cage was outstanding! Finally, the cast is rounded out by OC star and teen heartthrob Cam Gigandet. I've made it clear that I feel a lot of these "heartthrobs" only get jobs because of their looks, and if that's the rule, Gigandet is the exception. Playing both sides in the conflict, the young star does an outstanding job. Gigandet's character is easily the most complex, having to play the good and the bad guy. It's his role and the twist associated with it that makes the whole film rise above similar films like Panic Room. On the surface Trespass is just another copycat, but the story turns out to be far more complex than a home invasion. A unique cast of characters with terrific chemistry, combined with one of my favorite Directors, make for what can only be called a must see movie!… Expand

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Meth-dude

Jun 26, 2015

Trespass looks like a bad movie but,with the acting,the story and the cliché characters,this is just your average thriller/drama.Overall the movie surprises me because it was really not that bad.

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Broyax

Jul 13, 2020

Un huis-clos mené tambour battant et admirablement interprété par ce beau couple Kidman-Cage ; il s'y passe en effet toujours quelque chose, le temps d'exposition est réduit au strict minimum et l'heure et demi est décidément fort bien remplie ! un thriller diablement efficace en somme dontUn huis-clos mené tambour battant et admirablement interprété par ce beau couple Kidman-Cage ; il s'y passe en effet toujours quelque chose, le temps d'exposition est réduit au strict minimum et l'heure et demi est décidément fort bien remplie ! un thriller diablement efficace en somme dont la réalisation dynamique (mais pas trop) sert l'intrigue et ses multiples rebondissements avec un entrain infatigable... Et c'est précisément aussi le souci du film à dire vrai : avec un rebondissement toutes les 5 minutes (en moyenne) la crédibilité et la cohérence en prennent pour leur grade... On devrait en réalité parler d'un festival d'incohérences et de révélations de dernière minute qui ne cessent de se téléscoper en un joyeux bordel...!

Car ça en devient presque comique : un vrai tourbillon ininterrompu... de rebondissements bondissant et rebondissant comme bon leur semble, n'importe quand, n'importe comment... à force de vouloir clairement trop en faire, ça exagère dans tous les sens et le mot est faible ! néanmoins, le thriller reste divertissant d'un bout à l'autre, sans faiblir.… Expand

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quincytheodore

Dec 15, 2011

I've gotta wonder how many times more would I got suckered watching a movie that has Nicholas Cage on it. "Hey, at least it has Nicole Kidman on it," I thought to myself. She didn't help much though. Trespass is a thriller movie a la Panic Room, and not as good. It's often needlessly noisy,I've gotta wonder how many times more would I got suckered watching a movie that has Nicholas Cage on it. "Hey, at least it has Nicole Kidman on it," I thought to myself. She didn't help much though. Trespass is a thriller movie a la Panic Room, and not as good. It's often needlessly noisy, tiresome and slightly over-the-top. Imagine trapped inside a house and there are continuous shouting between the robbers and the victims, "I'll shoot!", "Please don't!", "I want your money, wife and daughter." repeated all over again.

Its story is a wealthy family got caught in a robbing in their own mansion of a house. The robbers know that Kyle (Nicholas Cage) is a diamond dealer and living with his wife and daughter. They go in with guns and Kyle counters with his mouth. Over the course of the movie, they banter back and forth with almost the same result; nowhere. This isn't witty exchange of increasingly clever moves in one setting like Panic Room, but more of abuse of violence and screaming.

The robbers are not exactly smart, I can't think of anyone who would bring delusional psycho or wrecked addict into a job. It might get away with all the screaming, shooting, windows breaking due to quite neighborhood, but it gets a bit comical after a couple of shout out exchanges. The wife (Nicole Kidman) is quite good. Her expressions are more vibrant, but the dialogues don't give her the best opportunity. Nicholas Cage is a bit unintentionally silly on his delivery and might break the pace.

Still there's a bit of suspense to be had here. The characters all have emotional baggage and individual story, albeit not that well told. Their motivations are a tad quirky and the only thing you'll remember is how they use profanity to invoke emotion from audience. Don't get me wrong, a well placed F bomb can be effective, but the use here is just brash and distasteful. I don't get the lady robber character, whether she's supposed to be a comic relief or not. The things she does don't make sense, it's partially rude yet chuckle inducing.

It has a bit of twists, but they are predictable. I think the director wanted to be realistic in depicting the characters, especially Cage, in a believable scenario. But it ends up the opposite, some scenes are actually not that entertaining and just funny out of context. It doesn't have much restraint and everything is full blown aggressively. If he wanted to make the audience felt like they are hostages themselves, Iâ… Expand

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Arefin

Jan 3, 2013

Script-4/10
Nothing special in the story,but liked the visualization of bond between family.
Acting-6/10
Cage & kidman did great,others were OK.
Visual-3/10
Effect & picturization was not good.
Entertainment-4/10

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DCEdmonds

Nov 13, 2014

"Trespass" 10 Scale Rating: 3.5 (Bad) ...

The Good: Well ... Cam Gigandet didn't annoy the crap out of me in this movie. I guess that is a plus. The Bad: ... everyone else did. It doesn't bode well for a film when I WANT the bad guys to off the hostages and then die themselves in a"Trespass" 10 Scale Rating: 3.5 (Bad) ...

The Good: Well ... Cam Gigandet didn't annoy the crap out of me in this movie. I guess that is a plus.

The Bad: ... everyone else did. It doesn't bode well for a film when I WANT the bad guys to off the hostages and then die themselves in a fiery car accident directly afterwards. What a mess of a movie.… Expand

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LaGuerta

Apr 22, 2013

Schumacher succeeds only in adding yet another un-watchable film to his portfolio. 'Trepass' is flawed to such an extent that you wonder how it got made in the first place.

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