I think I'm officially done with LMN. In this movie, the house was designed to send and read text, control different aspects of the house, etc. SO HOW DID THE HOUSE NOT HAVE A SMOKE ALARM!!!!

"Secrets in the Basement" (a.k.a., "Designs for Revenge") was a by-the-numbers thriller with especially slow pacing. The premise was clever in the occupation of new, high-tech Florida home by Sean and Delilah Brenner. But the underdeveloped characters and lack of engaging interactions were major liabilities.

One of the film's shortcomings was that Delilah Brenner was not a very sympathetic character. A brilliant interior decorator, she made a cost-cutting error with "cheap mouldings" that led to the injury of her client in an ensuing fire. She has subsequently tortured herself with remorse for the human failing.

The revelation of the role Delilah played in the fire was too slow, and her guilt in what was clearly an accident seemed strained and unconvincing. The plan of her tormentor in the basement was also too slow in unfolding

My favorite character was the kind Barbara Forlan, the bestie of Delilah. Barbara arranged for Delilah and Sean to purchase the home without knowing that the tormentor was residing in the basement. Unfortunately, Barbara paid the ultimate price for her loyalty to her friend.

By the end, the film moved into the horror genre with a mad dash through the house culminating in the outdoor pool. It was as if Delilah finally met her Samson in the fatal confrontation. It seemed like there was just as much anguish for the audience as there was for Delilah as the filmmakers strung things out with far too much dithering and not enough action.

Secrets in the Basement. The movie started out ok. There was tension with the guy in basement right from the first minute. But then after the second minute it dragged on after that. I hope the actor who plays Christo (or Cristo, it's spelled both ways) uses some of his money for acting lessons. Maybe a normal wardrobe too. The entire scenario of falling into the pool was pointless. If you like the movie Gaslight, you won't like this. The drug he put in her water. Geez. I would have enjoyed it better if the secret passage was something like a hidden rotating or sliding panel instead of a mirrored door (with blue led lights.) As typical, getting hit in the head with a hammer on the first swing does nothing. Dumb movie that could have been better.