“How To Deter A Robber” (*1/2 out of four) was an irritating story about two inept burglars (Abbie Cobb and Sonny Valicenti) on Christmas Eve who break into the home of a young girl (Vanessa Marano) and her moron boyfriend (Benjamin Papac) and her uncle (Chris Mulkey) who turn the tables on them and attempt to thwart them and take back their home. Film has a hard time making up its mind whether its a witless comedy or a by-the-numbers violent melodrama so it comes close to being nothing; a few scattershot chuckles don’t build to anything more than that. Talented cast is left high-and-dry.