Trespass

Adding nothing to the home-invasion subgenre, this wannabe thriller revolves around an affluent suburban couple. Kyle Miller (Nicolas Cage) is a fast-talking, double-dealing diamond salesman who evades taxes and pays little attention to his beautiful trophy wife, Sarah (Nicole Kidman), or their rebellious teenage daughter, Avery (Liana Liberato). One night, two police officers call from the security gate that blocks the Millers' secluded driveway, ordering Kyle to assemble all family members in the living room. As he opens the door, Kyle discovers the cops are actually a gang of intruders, who take the Millers hostage. The quartet of masked burglars is led by Elias (Ben Mendelsohn), a money-hungry ex-con. Jonah (Cam Gigandet), Elias's delusional younger brother, has been casing the Miller house and is recognized by Sarah as one of their security guards, much to the dismay of his crack-addicted stripper-girlfriend, Petal (Jordana Spiro), who's ransacking Sarah's closet, while ruthless Ty (Dash Mihok) is on hand to make sure nothing goes awry. Director Joel Schumacher's melodramatic Trespass is far too formulaic to create tension, and suffers from dialogue that ranges from banal to ludicrous—as when Kyle, with a gun pointed at his head, inquires, “Do you know anything about the etymology of the word ‘diamond'?” Not recommended. [Note: DVD extras include an “Inside the Thriller” behind-the-scenes featurette (5 min.), a bonus digital copy of the film, and trailers. Bottom line: a small extras package for a disappointing film.] (S. Granger)