The cast caught my eye when I first came across the title. And I foolishly thought maybe this would be a fresh take on the 'vacation' thriller setting. Unfortunately it was not worth the time.

*spoiler* Luckily the dog made it, so that was nice.

Obviously if you rent a place, the person(s) you rent from do not know you and you don't know them (is there a singular for that? It's not the easiest including every possibility, but you catch the drift). The movie overall sets quite the interesting tone and it has really intriguing themes.

One major letdown is one of the main characters. Very unlikeable she is - which really brings down many things she fights for or rather against, that may ring true in the overall sense. There are more than a few twists along the way, the not so good behavior of our renters may not count as one of them. Especially the ... let's call it relationships amongst them.

It's a bit cliche and while it is not exploited in the fullest, it may raise questions on other things that would count as twists along the way ... as in mere coincidence or planned? Throwing in a twist to get a reaction from the viewer is one thing (and I suppose it does work on some),but veteran viewers will likely see through many things - not to mention the ending.

Now while I assume some may call it weak, I would not ... well I would put it a different way. Because the overall suggestion of the ending (and the ending after that, there are parts of it in the credits) is quite interesting - and may work with some of the viewers. But again, I would call it a missed opportunity, because there is so little to care about all the way up to that moment, that it is something that I am tempted to call wasted opportunity.

Still a decent movie/thriller/horror - tense from start to finish (even as I said if it is for wrong reasons at times) - this is entertaining and the actors do their best to say the least. Oh and beautiful location.

Charlie (Dan Stevens),his girlfriend Michelle (Alison Brie),his volatile younger brother Josh (Jeremy Allen White),and Josh's girlfriend Mina (Sheila Vand) have rented an ocean-side house for vacation. The owner Taylor (Toby Huss) may be a racist. When Josh's dog goes missing, he suspects Taylor. A camera is discovered in the shower. It culminates in a violent confrontation.

This is an indie horror directed by Dave Franco. The story is fine for a striped down horror. I would let Josh kill the man rather than engineer the death. It's meant to alleviate the guilt from him when that's not really necessary. Nobody likes him in the first place. It works a lot better if the extra element is kept off screen for awhile longer. Let the four characters cook in their own juices. The bubbling relationship between these four is the best aspect of this movie.

The movie's main difficulty lies in its director. Franco lacks the specific horror action skills. Non of the kills are exciting. The horror could be much scarier. Running at the car window is probably the only good horror shot and that scene is cut short. The body on the cliff would be terrific visual if Franco could incorporate more vertigo into the shots. If you're crashing a car anyways, let's flip it for more exciting crash action. Franco doesn't have the required skills to elevate the horror thriller aspect.