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A young man is brainwashed by a violent cult and his family hires a former military man who now is a deprogrammer to kidnap their son and cure him of his brainwashed attitude. Things go awry when the cult comes shows up to steal him back.
Jackals becomes a typical home invasion film when the family refuses to let their son go. One by one these cult people break-in and one by one the family must defend themselves. Tension rises from inside the house when the brother wants to simply give the son back to the cult to save his own skin. This would make sense since these cult guys mean serious business. But the parents can't let their son go back, even if it means their own death.
Some genuine suspense comes from a pretty decent premise. The short run time and the abrupt ending undercuts the film and gives it an amateur-feel and the end result feels just like every other home invasion movie. The Strangers does a better job of build suspense and dread, go watch that.
Jackals
A young man is brainwashed by a violent cult and his family hires a former military man who now is a deprogrammer to kidnap their son and cure him of his brainwashed attitude. Things go awry when the cult comes shows up to steal him back.
Jackals becomes a typical home invasion film when the family refuses to let their son go. One by one these cult people break-in and one by one the family must defend themselves. Tension rises from inside the house when the brother wants to simply give the son back to the cult to save his own skin. This would make sense since these cult guys mean serious business. But the parents can't let their son go back, even if it means their own death.
Some genuine suspense comes from a pretty decent premise. The short run time and the abrupt ending undercuts the film and gives it an amateur-feel and the end result feels just like every other home invasion movie. The Strangers does a better job of build suspense and dread, go watch that.