Anna Rook (Beth Riesgraf, Complications, Leverage) is an agoraphobic who is taking care of her terminally ill brother Conrad (Timothy T. McKinney). She’s in denial that she’s going to lose the only family she has left. One of the bright spots in Anna’s day is her daily visit from food delivery guy Danny (Rory Culkin, Scream 4) as it gives her a chance to escape from the reality of what’s going on.

When Anna’s brother passes, she can’t manage to leave the house to attend his funeral. However, three crooks—J.P. (Jack Kesy, The Strain), his younger brother Vance (Joshua Mikel, Nashville) and friend Perry Cuttner (Martin Starr, Silicon Valley)—are unaware of her condition and break into Anna’s home, assuming she will be away. Anna tries to hide, but once the robbers discover that she is inside the home, a tense game of cat and mouse ensues as she makes her way through the labyrinthian old home. But Anna holds a dark secret that turns the tables on the situation, making the crooks regret their decision to mess with Anna.

I’ve been a big fan of Beth Riesgraf since her role as Parker on Leverage, so I was excited to check out this film, which turned out to be even better than I could have hoped for. Intruders is part tense thriller, part horror film, but exciting throughout. The film takes some time at the beginning to establish Anna’s character and builds up nicely to the home invasion, which is both tense and scary. Then the film makes an amazing, unexpected sharp turn that got me even further invested in what what going to happen. There are so many creepy twists and turns—it’s like Saw meets Wait Until Dark meets Panic Room.

Beth Riesgraf gives an amazing performance—in Leverage her character was somewhat emotionless and provided some of the comic relief. In Intruders, her character Anna is completely driven by her emotions. Martin Starr also plays a very atypical character—most of his work has been in comedy, but here he plays a very serious, very deadly criminal. The rest of the cast also deliver really good performances. The movie all takes place inside of this one location, but it never feels like the film is lacking in any way.

Momentum has only given Intruders a DVD release, though the film is also available in Digital HD. However the picture quality on this disc is quite good. There was never a moment where I found myself bothered by the video quality—it successfully captures all the detail of this creepy old house, even in the darker sequences. The audio track was also more than sufficient, providing clear dialogue and a nice presentation of film’s perfect score. It was a pleasant surprise to also see some bonus features on this DVD, something you don’t always see with these smaller films. The disc contains a 3 minutes behind-the-scenes featurette and an audio commentary, both of which feature the cast and filmmakers.

What’s Included:
Film: (1:30:16)

• 480p / Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
• Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Subtitles: English SDH

Extras:

• Behind-the-Scenes Featurette (3:33)
  The cast and filmmakers give their thoughts on the film’s premise and characters. Includes interviews with executive producer Brian Netto, writer David K. White, producer Erik Olsen, director Adam Schindler, and cast members Beth Riesgraf (“Anna”), Rory Culkin (“Dan”) and Martin Starr (“Perry”).
• Audio Commentary (1:30:16)
  Director/editor Adam Schindler, executive producer/editor Brian Netto, producer Erik Olsen and star Beth Riesgraf provide an entertaining and informative commentary throughout the film. They talk about casting the movie, some of the editing decisions, filming in the house, setting the tone of the film and a whole lot more. Throughout the commentary they provide a lot of fun and interesting production stories.

Final Thoughts:

Intruders exceeded my expectations. While it may be a small independent film, I found it just as good, if not better than a lot of big budget thrillers. The film is constantly throwing unexpected twists and turns at the viewer, and star Beth Riesgraf gives an excellent dramatic performance. The disc looks and sounds great and even includes a short behind-the-scenes featurette and a cast/filmmaker commentary. I Highly Recommend checking this film out!