“Untitled Home Invasion Romance” is a movie that has zero idea what it is doing. From the script to the acting, it seems nobody knows what is going on, jumping around so much it ends up being about nothing.
The film is directed by Jason Biggs who also stars as Kevin alongside Meaghan Rath as Suzie, Anna Kokle as Heather, Justin H. Minas Stu, and Arturo Castro as Ernie. Kevin is an actor most famous for an erectile dysfunction commercial, and an attempt to save his marriage takes Suzie to her old hometown so they can bond more. Suzie is upset about coming to stay there for the weekend due to past trauma when she was younger. Kevin’s plan is for his friend Ernie to act as a burglar in order for Kevin to step in and save Suzie as a way to rekindle their love.
Suzie connects with her old friend Heather who is now the police chief. Heather ends up taking Suzie home and Kevin gets in a wreck before he can arrive to pretend to save Suzie and win back her love. When Ernie breaks in Suzie ends up killing him causing Kevin’s plan to fail. An investigation begins, old friends show up, and past memories come up all affecting our lead couple. This all leads to a plot that is all over the place and deeply confused.
The film is at best dumb fun and if you can turn your brain off you might enjoy it. But besides that the film has so many problems. It drags along for way too long and honestly could have been a short film. The acting might be the worst part of the movie. Nothing the actors say or do feels real; it feels fake. It’s a comedy but when the movie tries to be serious, it fails. The emotions the actors give are not at all believable. Meaghan Rath is the only actor that’s enjoyable to watch and gives the best performance. The script is awful with the movie moving from one thing to the next for little rhyme or reason. It feels at times like three different movies stitched together making no movie at all. The movie is full of plot holes, but it’s also not funny enough for the viewer to be able to ignore that. It’s not suspenseful to actually be a thriller. None of the stakes of the movie are exciting enough to get invested in either. It’s clear that Biggs’ first time directing has been quite the failure all around.
The movie does, however, have an interesting message: To be a fighter and not rely on others to protect you for everything. It’s an empowering message in a quite stupid film. Don’t watch this movie. Do not spend your hard-earned money to rent it on Amazon Prime Video. You can waste your money on far better things. Overall, “Untitled Home Invasion Romance” gets a 2.5 out of 10.