Cherry Tree Lane (2010)

• Year: 2010
• Released: 29 Jan 2013
• Country: United Kingdom
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1468829/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cherry_tree_lane
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: TV-MA
• Genre: Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 77 min
• Writer: Paul Andrew Williams
• Director: Paul Andrew Williams
• Cast: Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Jumayn Hunter
• Keywords: revenge, hostage, home invasion,

	4.9/10
	62% – Critics
	26% – Audience

Cherry Tree Lane Storyline

Prosperous professional couple Mike and Christine are settling in for a standard evening of wine, TV and low-level marital hostility when a ring on their doorbell changes everything. Turns out their son Sebastian is in a little trouble with some local boys, who are quite prepared to camp out and wait for him to get home… The resulting culture-clash chamber drama is raw, revealing and nerve-splittingly tense.

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Unpleasant and dull home invasion thriller

CHERRY TREE LANE is a British addition to the over-crowded sub-genre of the ‘home invasion’ thriller. Such films typically involve respectable middle-class families finding themselves under siege from sadistic criminals or thugs, as the plotting sees fit; these films have cat and mouse aspects to their narratives, as each side seeks to gain an upper hand. The sub-genre has been going since the 1970s, and shows no signs of slowing down just yet.

This is a particularly boring addition to that genre, content to repel the viewer with endless, protracted scenes of characters shouting and swearing at each other while little happens to propel or indeed develop the narrative. A couple are attacked in their home and held hostage by a gang who are awaiting the return of the couple’s son. The characters are moronic, devoid of intelligence and given over to brute violence, which makes for a gruelling viewing experience and not in a good way. There’s no decent acting here, no characters to empathise with, just repellent material interspersed with a few scenes of brutal violence. It’s a film almost entirely devoid of entertainment value.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

Michael (Tom Butcher) and Christine (Rachael Blake) have a strained relationship. He doesn’t trust her after she confessed to an indiscretion. They also have an issue with their son Sebastien (Tom Kane) who have been hanging out with the wrong sort. Their conversation is low, so I needed to crank up the volume to hear what they were saying. What was with the still camera in the opening bedroom shot?

Soon some of Sebastien’s mates break in looking for him in a bad sort of way. This becomes a home break-in film as our gang helps themselves to some cookies, DVDs, and the wife. Things get weird when the gang’s girlfriends show up, one of which is dragging along her innocent pre-teen brother.

The break-in formula runs its course and rather quickly in this 77 minute film.

The acting was alright, the characters needed a little more developing. The home break-in terror was light compared to others in this genre. You might want to go watch “Mother’s Day” or “Last House on the Left” again before seeing this one. Not really worth renting.

Parental Guide: F-bomb, off screen rape, discreet nudity

Haneke does not approve

You can see beyond my vote. I was never a big fan of invasion and/or torture movies. Having said that, this really is done pretty good. One major thing though: After Funny Games this particular “genre” of movies have actually become obsolete in my opinion. You can say what you want about Haneke’s effort (I didn’t really like Funny Games, but that was the point!), but it made any other movie that tried to do anything in that direction look really ridiculous.

It tries really hard to do good, but if you have seen Funny Games you might feel the same way as me and think that you would have never have to watch something like that again. It’s not the actors, they’re trying and it tries to stay as grounded as much as it is possible. Of course you might not feel that way, than this movie will be a nice watch for you. But again, that is something that only you can answer for yourself.