All in all, Shut In isn't anything fancy. The way the story plays out is not nearly intense enough to qualify as a revenge flick, and (in my opinion) not remotely frightening or even discomforting enough to be considered Horror. In order to avoid any possible spoilers, let me stick to what the trailers already reveal - Anna is not as helpless as she appears to be, and her being home turns out to be the least of the robbers' problems. The second and more central plot revolves around Anna. Nothing too fancy or original, but it manages to capture the viewer attention and add to the suspense. McKinney), JP's psycho sadistic friend, who's in it for the thrill as well as the payout. Vance (Joshua Mikel) is his brother (Danny's friend) who lives in his shadow, and has brought him the information that has made the operation possible in hopes of earning his respect. JP (Jack Kesy) is the leader of the gang, attempting to balance out the situation so it turns out in their favor. The first revolves around the three burglars, who are no more than petty thieves and did not set out on this endeavor with intentions of physically hurting anyone. However, the burglars had no clue about Anna's agoraphobia, and when they break in and find Anna at home - things become complicated. Little does he know his friend and his friend's brother mean to break into Anna's home during her brother's funeral, and rob her blind. Embarrassed of course, Danny politely declines, and later tells a friend about the experience. When Anna's brother dies, she wholeheartedly offers Danny an extremely generous tip so he can quit his dead end job and follow his dreams.
One of her only human contacts (wouldn't be accurate to call him a friend) is Danny (Rory Culkin, in my opinion the best performance among the cast), a delivery boy bringing her meals and groceries. Anna (a very nice performance by Beth Riesgraf, delivering a convincing and realistic paranoid and phobic woman) is agoraphobic, and has not left the comfort of her home in 10 years. Shut In (Intruders) is of the latter kind, attempting to use the uneducated's fear of mental illnesses while utilizing the fear of potential home invasion as back up. While many focus on the fears of our "inner children" (ghosts, monsters and loss of security-inspiring figures), others focus on more "mature" fears like fear of the unknown and/or not understood. Most Horror films attempt to capitalize on natural human fears in order to invoke nervousness, discomfort and terror in the audience.
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