2016 has been a great year for horror. With the addition of Don't Breathe, 3 of my top 5 movies the past 9 months are in the genre. I'm a pretty huge horror fan but even for me that is crazy unexpected.
Director Fede Alvarez has knocked it out of the park with Don't Breathe. In fact I'm yet to be anything other than impressed by his work (not that notable an achievement, as he's only directed two films, but still). Don't Breathe flips a lot of modern horror conventions, and I love it for that. The use of silence and barely audible noise to bring the scares instead of some cheap blaring-ly loud audio. The fact that there is really no one wholly good or wholly evil.... Plus that puppy is really bloody cute...
Final rating:★★★★ - An all round good movie with a little something extra.