Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, The Falling) stars alongside British screen icons Sylvester McCoy and Rita Tushingham in this home invasion horror/thriller which packs a nasty visual punch, if not a fully coherent plot.

When Williams’ boyfriend Nathan (Ian Kenny) and his two lads-in-crime plan to rob an elderly couple’s house in their absence, only for their presence to become necessary when the code for the basement safe is needed, events become surprisingly sinister when the tables are turned on Williams and gang. The film plays out mostly how you would expect it to, with plenty of violent indulgence and blood-soaked cursing that sees this upper class country estate deteriorate into something out of the Saw franchise, with secrets and twists aplenty throughout its economic running time. Writers Berg and Gompel are clearly content to let certain revelations speak for themselves, rather than outline every single detail through clunky exposition, an approach to storytelling that should be praised in part, although certain details, particularly around Williams’ character could have been more clearly established for the dramatic reveal (that the film so clearly wants to work) to pay off.

Although the plot lacks a sense of consistency in some respects, McCoy and Tushingham’s performances are enjoyably good fun to watch as the titular owners who unexpectedly get the upper hand in this otherwise routine home-invasion drama. Similarly, David Ungaro’s (The Turning, A Prayer Before Dawn) glossy and claustrophobic cinematography adds a surprisingly rich tonal quality to these low-budget proceedings which frequently elevates the narrative action. That being, said, if you spend more time thinking and praising the imagery over the story – perhaps something hasn’t quite gone to plan – a sentiment undoubtedly shared by Williams by the film’s close.