The Intruders (2015)

In this simple home invasion film, Rose (Miranda Cosgrove) on break from college moves into an old house with her workaholic father (Donal Logue). Common horror cliches commence with strange noises with no known cause, ominous dreams of the home's storied past and an unsolved mystery Rose is compelled to solve. While the pace is slow and the scares are tame, the production value is impressive for a straight-to-rent venture. Secrets behind the father and daughter and their current situation make the story a tad more compelling, but overall it's predictable and run-of-the-mill. With so many better options available from the home invasion sub-genre, this one will understandably go unnoticed.

2 extreme homebodies out of 5

DESPICABLE ME 2 [2013]

Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud return to direct the sequel to their 2010 animated hit Depsicable Me.
While this time it does lose a lot of it's humour in the conflict of the whole super villain story, it does manage to dazzle with it's inventive visuals and more than enough laughs for child and adult alike.  Steve Carell is hilarious as always and Kristen Wiig surprises with a wonderfully enthusiastic and inspired voice performance.
It's harmless, hilarious fun that doesn't offer a whole lot more.  However by the end of the film I can help but feel like I've received a Minions overdose, so it comes as no surprise as their's a Minions Movie coming in 2015.

3 angry chickens out of 5