Static (2012)

A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor.

Director:

Todd Levin

Writers:

Gabriel Cowan (screenplay), Gabriel Cowan (story)

Stars:

Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi, William Mapother

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Jonathan Dade
Sarah Shahi	...	Addie Dade
William Mapother	...	Greg Wagner
Sara Paxton	...	Rachel
Dominic Bogart	...	Head Intruder
Oz Kalvan	...	Thomas Dade
Luke Barnett	...	Intruder #1
Brett Mann	...	Intruder #2
John Hermann	...	Intruder #3
Ahmad Russ	...	Intruder #4
Brody Gusar	...	Intruder #5
Joshua Stone	...	Intruder #6
Preston Peterson	...	Intruder #7
Carl McGrier	...	Intruder #8
Devon Ogden	...	Newlywed

Storyline

The Wades were a generous couple until they lost the only person they loved, their 3 year old son, as times pass, they begin to face marital problems, that is until a blonde female stranger turns up at their house claiming that "They" are after her, then the mysterious stalkers break into the home that puts the three people to their limits.

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Plot Keywords:

home invasion | 3 dimensional | sex | supernatural power | flashback | 

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Taglines:

If they're here, it's already too late.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anoixan tin porta ston efialti

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Artists Alliance, Caliber Media Company, Divide Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first movie that Todd Levin directed.

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Goofs

When Rachel is kidnapped a crew member is reflected in the window behind.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Addie Dade: I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry
[last lines]
Jonathan Dade: It's okay... it's okay... it's okay

User Reviews

Decent enough and quite watchable

Attempting to get over a personal tragedy, a man and his wife find a young woman on their doorstep trying to escape from a gang of attackers who break into their home and force them to battle off the group in order to escape.

Overall this one was pretty enjoyable if slightly flawed. Among it's better qualities is the fact that the second half to this one here doesn't really feel connected to the first half here which is for the better since that is a completely uninteresting movie. The second half is a solid series of chases and encounters throughout the house and the different neighboring parts of land which make for some thrilling times here with the film really getting quite enjoyable when it goes for these chases and stalking as that's all memorable and enjoyable. The first several encounters in the house and the later hide-out in the bedroom are great fun with these really piling on the different types of gun to be had with the home-invasion storyline here that really lets this one get some tense, chilling set-pieces up as well as put some energy into the film that has been missing up until then as there's the fine finale that makes for quite an amazing time here with the barn-yard stalking and the revelations in the house next door all come together to deliver a rather nice twist-ending that's quite enjoyable overall. Still, this one here is still held-down by a series of flaws here, all mainly set up from the outset of this one tending to focus more on the drama of a parents still in blame with themselves over the death of their son. This here tends to really bring up a large portion of time on having the two of them take forever in dealing with their conversations and lifestyle in trying to get over the event and re-start their life together, all of which tends to really focus this one on areas that aren't exactly all that horrific and tend to bring up the fact that what happens for the most part here isn't exactly horror. As a drama it's fine but to spend as much as it does in a horror film is a little too much time here on these matters which causes this one to come off as rather bland and uninteresting for the most part. Likewise, the final twist here almost guarantees that this one's just not all that filled with the kinds of graphic kills or brutal stalking that should've happened in a story like this as it effectively removes the option for such matter to occur in the film in the first place in order to keep that part alive and ends up really neutering this one massively. All in all these hold it down but not quite enough to make it unwatchable, just flawed.

Rated R: Graphic Language and Violence.