Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

First of all, there is nothing original or exciting about this film, it starts out decently, but is extremely obvious what is going to happen next after the first couple of minutes. You can already see the events before they have happened, which is always a sign of unwitty film-making. The couple is not really likeable, so it is hard to feel any suspense or thrill while they are getting chased by the crazy scottish folk. The film really is an over exagaration of the hate between these two nations, i do not believe people would be ready to kill just to get a newly moved in couple of an abandoned house up for sale, seems a bit too daft. What it comes down to is just a normal chase movie, where the main characters try to escape and fight off the bad guys, nothing original, do not recommend this movie, although it had some great views and a couple of ok moments it is still not worth watching overall as it is quite boring, regardless of the relatively short runtime!

As an American, I can only wonder what the point was? Having been to the U.K. many times, including Scotland, it all seems pretty far fetched. Can't imagine any Scots being dumb enough to do something this awful, nor can I imagine the couple that was terrorized not going to the police & having the whole gang arrested. It'd be pretty easy to catch them all, as they are now hanging out at the house now owned by the English couple...not to mention the guy with the cut up face (What about the guy she beat the crap out of in the shed? Did he even live? How would the criminals explain that?) and all the pig masks...surely someone would remember a bunch of those being sold to some local idiots. Not a horrible movie, acting was great & it was suspenseful. One more thing...and I know some will hate this, but if some men (in pig masks, no less!) broke into my house like that...it would be over quick, because I would shoot them. I'm an American...like it or not, we have guns.

This had the makings of a brilliant film, unfortunately it is failed by a resolution that is no resolution at all. Mr and Mrs City Slick decide to relocate to a remote area of Scotland, well, she does. The property they buy has a history, and the viewer is led to believe there may be a supernatural connection. When it materialises, very soon, the menace turns out to be terrestrial in the extreme.The countryside is not a quiet place, even if no one is around, and on their first night there alone, without electricity thanks to a mishap by her, she hears noises, first outside the house, which turns out to be a pig, then by what appears to be a noise from within. By this time he has had enough, being thoroughly exhausted after a day of heavy DIY, and more than a little nookie, but he goes to investigate, reluctantly, and does not return. Then we see another pig, one on two legs. Actually there are several of them, invaders wearing pig masks. What do they want? It isn't what they want so much, as what they have to offer, a night of sheer terror. Alas, as stated, there is no proper resolution, and the ending is very weak, though nowhere near as tragic as it could have been.

A husband and wife buy a weathered old house in a remote part of Scotland. You won't believe this, but they hear strange noises during the night – noises they initially put down to 'being in a strange house'. Familiar the story surely is, but this is better told than most.The two main characters, Sarah (hugely impressive Pollyanna McIntosh) and Lee Williams as Ed (who is a bit of idiot) are realistic and have a genuine chemistry. As with real life couples, you do wonder why one puts up with the other, but they are believable. The isolated Scottish location is very creepy, and the production itself provides a real sense of growing unease that manifests itself well when the creepy noises are attributed to invaders real and brutal. As the estate agent warned, the land is the site of a gruesome battle between the Scottish and the English … There's a refreshing lack of the sort of jump-scares that have become standard in films of this nature, and the effects are all physical and therefore, real. No noticeable CGI here. And yet once the threats became tangible, my interest dwindled a little as events became typical slasher fare.The ending is what caused raised eyebrows. Looking online, I am relieved my weren't alone. SPOILERS – having been scared, chased, battered and tied up the couple are dumped – bloodied but otherwise unharmed – by a city centre. Their attackers have moved into the vacant house, and are enjoying a few pints with their families. It seems, going by a line of dialogue earlier, that the 'English scum' are responsible for the death of a family member, and so presumably all English are scared away from purchasing any properties in that area of Scotland. I wonder how McIntosh, who is Scottish herself, feels about this event. Running close to racism, I am surprised the makers of this otherwise enjoyable film decided to take this route.