While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

A. Upper-middle class couple is held hostage by three lower-class hoods who're waiting for their druggie son to come home and teach him a lesson not to rat. Not much of a plot but there you go.When seeing this on Netflix, the dialog at times was insufferably low and then normal, but loud for me compensating for the low parts. So I gave up and just restarted the movie with subtitles on. The film itself isn't really the best 'home invasion' flick out there, but there was some suspense to be had mostly later in the movie (which truth be told is rather short)The acting was merely passable by most of all involved. The movie isn't bad, but it isn't that good either. A strictly middle of the road affair.

Very difficult to watch. This is basically a movie about a home invasion caused by the couple's teenage son and his involvement with drug dealers. The thugs invade the house and torture the parents. I think what makes this movie especially difficult to watch is how slow it is. It plays out in real time. You're literally sitting there watching a couple get humiliated and tortured by the minute as if there was a camera stationed in the living room. There are scenes where you're just watching the intruders try to find something to watch on TV. The movie wasn't boring, but it just didn't go anywhere other than constantly feeling stressed out and uncomfortable. I'm still torn on how I feel about this one. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't entertaining either. FYI: There is a scene of implicated rapePlease like me on Facebook! We love getting suggestions and warnings on everything horror: http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Heart-Horror/338327476286206

The film opens with a long static shot of a boiling pot in the foreground and some inaudible conversation happening in the background. I think, OK I get it - this film will be a "boiling over" type situation. And then I wait, and the pot still boils. Then I wait some more, and the pot finally boils over. What could've been an interesting open shot overstays it's welcome and becomes the embodiment of what's wrong with the film itself. A dull film where nothing really happens. After the interminable pot shot, we're introduced to two wholly unlikeable people sitting down to dinner in a very strange dining setup in the middle of a livingroom. Anyway, they bicker and become more unlikable and then the "thugs" show up who are just three teens with minimal amounts of threat levels. Somehow they overpower the couple and then the film comes to a screeching halt as we all sit and watch the characters watch TV, eat biscuits, and watch some more TV. Some action ensues after awhile, but by then you're too bored to give a crap about characters you care nothing about.I won't spoil the film for you, the film is spoiled enough, so I'll just say steer clear of this dullfest. If you're looking for a suspenseful and more believable British film about chavs, check out Eden Lake or Harry Brown instead.

Straight to the point. In my opinion Cherry Lane Tree is not a movie worth watching and has been overrated. I would rate it 3/10. After watching Funny Games (US Version) and reading Cherry Lane Tree plot I was willing to give it a go. Unfortunately noticeable differences between the two movies took place. For example: The main characters have blank personalities and are unlikeable from the first moment as the movie starts, with a cold situation between the couple. Poor acting from all the cast and poor directing. Scenes Like one gang member calling another in order to bring him a drink from outside, or Calling his mother to record an episode on TV because he will be late home, or another gang member eating biscuits in the kitchen take place and are annoying as they get way off the movies storyline. The scene with the girls visiting towards the end of the movie with one also bringing along her smaller brother completely spoils whatever is left of this movie and is completely unnecessary. Seriously this movie has some very childish scenes and is disappointing overall.