As the nameless vagrant pisses on dishes and takes bites out of fruit, we grow increasingly uncomfortable. Intruder hits a lesser Hangman vibe, as Zariwny shows more interest in his antagonist’s obsessive control fetish than a gory torture-flick. Her pursuer constantly appears as a background figure, whether it be in a mirror shot, doorway tease, or a bathroom entry – but interactions are at a sluggish minimum.
Elizabeth doesn’t sense that someone is always watching her – from inside her own house – as she more-or-less plays a game of close encounters of the duller kind. What Zariwny tries to do here is build a voyeuristic thriller that’s not about straight-laced kidnapping or a fight for survival. Will Elizabeth notice the clues before her new friend goes from silent to violent? Somehow, at some time, a hooded man let himself into Elizabeth’s apartment, and he continues to lurk while staying out of sight. This should be a joyous occasion, but her relationship comes into question when boyfriend Justin (played by Zach Myers) reveals that he can’t just abandon his own life. So, Elizabeth goes about practicing, meeting now friends, and wrestling with her life-altering decision, all while having no idea that she’s attracted a stealthy stalker. Louise Linton stars as Elizabeth, a concert cellist who’s just been accepted into the London Philharmonic. We’re not just talking “bad.” We’re talking “a monumental let-down in every conceivable fashion.” With one soul-sucking decision, Zariwny jumps the shark in the most underwhelming fashion possible – no goods, no payoff, and certainly no grace.
Zariwny finds much more intrigue here than his shot-for-shot remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever – but that’s all before his film’s unforgivable ending.
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