Untitled Home Invasion Romance
Jason Biggs directs a relationship genre bender in Untitled Home Invasion Romance. Separating after a year of marriage, Kevin and Suzie take off for a weekend to try to rekindle the flame. Things are complicated from the start, as the secret location is Suzie’s childhood lake house. What she also doesn’t know is that Kevin plans to recreate a grander version of the night he and Suzie met. Only, rather than saving her from two Wall Street douchebags, he stages a fake break-in to play hero. But, best laid plans, right? Small mistakes create a domino effect of absolute mayhem and skeletons in the closet.
Jamie Napoli and Joshua Paul Johnson cleverly wrap comedy around Suzie’s unknown childhood trauma, introducing friends from her past. They place Kevin entirely out of his depth socially. Suzie grew up in incredibly affluent circles, and clues about her life before Kevin reel the audience into the twisty narrative. You’re laughing and questioning everything you see. Each scene reveals something new. When the tension builds to a peak, here comes Biggs to make you laugh out loud.
Anna Konkle, who I miss with my whole heart on PEN15, plays Heather, Suzue’s childhood best friend and current chief of police. Konkle is down to Earth, incredibly charming, and inarguably the most competent member of her force. Her micro-expressions speak volumes.
Meaghan Rath gives Suzie a straight-laced confidence. She is extremely comfortable in her emotional turmoil and is a fantastic foil for Biggs. Speaking of, Jason Biggs plays Kevin, whose hopeful aura quickly turns manic. Biggs blesses us with his keen physical comedy talents. Napoli and Johnson give him all the goods to shine both as Kevin and a director. 
The location is stunning. The lake house is the stuff of dreams, with tennis courts, a multilevel dock, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Mollie Goldstein‘s editing is top-notch. Camerawork from Zach Kuperstein is a phenomenal mix of styles, keeping the audience thoroughly engaged. After years in the industry, Biggs easily slides into the director’s chair. I am excited to see what he chooses next.
Untitled Home Invasion Romance flips the script on relationship films and small-town mysteries in all the best ways. Act 3 is genuinely shocking. In no universe will the audience be able to predict the chaos. It is eerily *spoiler alert- Gone Girl coded.* This is a ridiculously fun and undeniably dark film.
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