Review of Intruders (2013) by Rudy M — 18 May 2013
The Nightmare is Real.
That's the tagline of this movie. And believe me, a nightmare it is. But maybe not the kind you were expecting. This movie walks a line between thriller and horror. Believe it or not, that line is just one thing: boring.
Yes, there is a plot. Yes, there is a twist. They even have obligatory CGI effects in the last 15 minutes of the movie. But it's all too little and all too late.
This movie moves at a draggingly slow pace for nearly an hour an a half. You're treated to semi-scary stories about two families. One speaking Spanish, the other speaking English (and some Dutch at a birthday party).
It's not that it is directed badly, or acted badly. Quite the contrary: the performances are above average for a movie these days. But it just never picks up the right pace, it never connects the dots in a pleasing manner. There are even several loose ends after the whole big "tie up the story sequence" in the last 15 minutes of this movie.
There is only one line from the movie I can quote after this movie was done: "Hiep Hiep Hoera!".
Verdict: avoid!
P.s. As far as I can see online, the budget of this movie was 13 million dollars. It grossed just shy of $65.000 in the U.S.A., so I won't have to worry too much about a sequel. I guess the "Nightmare" was most real for the production company.
This review of Intruders (2013) was written by Rudy M on 18 May 2013.
Intruders has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
