"Trespass" directed by Joel Schumacher, shows how even with the best intentions, projects with what appear the right ingredients can be derailed by plots that might look as sure hits, but end up as misfires. The main problem lies in the screenplay by Karl Gajdusek, an exercise in futility that does not make much sense.
This type of crime drama relies on such ingredients as isolated homes where the inhabitants are vulnerable to home invasions as the one we see at the heart of the movie. A beautiful woman, who might, or might not have had an affair with a repairman, a rebellious daughter and a husband who might be hiding things from his wife, figure prominently in the plot. The invading criminals, after the initial surprise, one realizes are just posturing, pointing guns to the head that will never be fired.
Nicolas Cage, for a change, does not play the action hero he has been used to play in the movies. Nicole Kidman has the difficult task to appear playing a double role. There are no chemistry between these two, and wonders what kept them together.
This type of crime drama relies on such ingredients as isolated homes where the inhabitants are vulnerable to home invasions as the one we see at the heart of the movie. A beautiful woman, who might, or might not have had an affair with a repairman, a rebellious daughter and a husband who might be hiding things from his wife, figure prominently in the plot. The invading criminals, after the initial surprise, one realizes are just posturing, pointing guns to the head that will never be fired.
Nicolas Cage, for a change, does not play the action hero he has been used to play in the movies. Nicole Kidman has the difficult task to appear playing a double role. There are no chemistry between these two, and wonders what kept them together.