Review of Right at Your Door (2006) by Scott K — 30 Mar 2008

"Right at Your Door" marks the directorial debut from Chris Gorak, who also wrote the screenplay. This film is an independently made film that has been picked up and distributed by Lion's Gate.

This film stars Rory Cochrane and Mary McCormack as a married couple living in Los Angeles. Their day starts like any other with Brad making coffee for Lexi before she heads off to work. Shortly after she leaves, explosions rock several locations in downtown L.A., creating a general panic in the city.

Gorak does an excellent job of building suspense as the events following the explosion unfold. This suspense is kept up for a considerable length of time before the picture settles down into a more dramatic mode. This is understandable as it would have been near impossible to keep that level of tension up for the entire film. However, the pace could have been picked up a bit in the final act to bring some of that tension back into the film.

Cochrane and McCormack each give very good performances in this film. The story is an interesting one and it shares enough with September 11th to make the plot very believable. There is one premise in the film that I did have difficulty with. It makes for an interesting part of the plot but it just didn't seem plausible to me.

This film is proof that a very suspenseful disaster film can be made on a low budget if the story and acting are strong. This film has a few flaws but overall it is a worthy effort.