Review of The Strangers (2008) by Jason V — 23 May 2012
More intelligent than most of the Saw movies and more frightening than any "come through your dreams" Boogey Man, The Strangers does a lot of things right. It gets into the story with a minimum of fuss, says what it wants to say and then gets out.
There's no long, drawn out explanation about why the three bad guys are doing what they're doing. There's no super heroics by either of the leads. It's...organic, to use a term. Small cast, small location.
The Strangers is scary if only because this kind of thing can happen in the real world to anyone watching the film. Freddy and Jason? Not in that camp. The Strangers? Absolutely. The rationale the intruders give is generic enough, creepy enough.
It wants to give a reason, but not explain it away.
This review of The Strangers (2008) was written by Jason V on 23 May 2012.
The Strangers has generally received mixed reviews.
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