A Review of "Tiger House"

Tiger House is a 2015 thriller written by Simon Lewis and directed by Tom Daley. The film begins with a teenage couple, Mark and Kelly, hanging out in the woods with a crossbow. At this time Kelly talks about her promising gymnastic career and her upcoming competition in Rio. Immediately following Mark shoots her in the leg. Months later, Kelly sneaks into Mark's room and begin making out but Mark's mom, Lynn, knocks on the door. Lynn does not hide her disaffection for her son's girlfriend and how little she thinks of Kelly as a person. Mark shoos his mother and the night falls. By 4 am the house has been intruded. After his mother has been tied up and his father taken captive, Mark hears the commotion and goes to investigate. He is able to stab one of the intruders with a piece of glass but then he is knocked out and tied up. The wounded man is carried upstairs to Mark's room, where Kelly is hiding under the bed yet to be discovered. Kelly must figure how to either escape or free her boyfriend.

The film is well paced and to the point. However, the main character is very irritating. I found that I was questioning her actions multiple times throughout the movie. I wondered if she had a death wish or a general self-loathing. My main question was "Why go back to a guy who ruined my career and whose mom thinks me a loser?" Overall, I rated the film a 80. There wasn't a lot of blood but the gruesomely bloody shots were never shown. There is no nudity but the young couple is featured in bed about the engage in sexual relations. There are few uses of profanity. The film is rate R, so please be of age before deciding to watch.

Trailer.