Two sisters sit in a car outside a remote luxurious house late one night. The older sister, played by Lizzy Caplan, is there to rob the place because she claims the owner owes her money; the younger sister, played by Lucy DeVito, is a regular good citizen with a business and family; she’s there only to drive and be a lookout. She is angry that her older sister has put her in this situation. They are somewhat estranged; the older sibling is somewhat of a screw-up who works as a bartender.
Unnamed older sister goes into the house, and unnamed younger sister is forced to follow when she hears screams. She finds her older sister ( we’ll call her OS for short) in the bathtub, immobilized from a fall she took when stealing expensive shampoo. YS ( younger sister) is forced to drag OS down the stairs and out of the house. On the way, OS points out items for YS to take. But before they can leave, the owner, who is an artist, and his date come home. Before the owner gets into the house, there is a grueling scene of OS being dragged down the stairs and accidentally falling over an exposed nail, leaving a trail of blood that must be hastily cleaned up. They hide in the basement till it’s ok to go.
But discoveries in the basement make YS realize they can’t just leave; they must confront the artist, played by John Stamos. What follows is a battle for their lives. I found this to be an interesting take on a familiar genre. There’s one good person in the film, and one innocent person. It all ends with an ironic twist. The actors are all good, and the sisters have a believable chemistry of two siblings who have never really liked each other. John Stamos plays against type and does a good job. It’s pretty harsh in places and not predictable.