Pretty Good

Crappy film

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I expected nothing from this movie but it really surprised me. The relationship between the two characters to begin with is very well done which works well for the film. The are a lot of creepy bits in this film to keep us entertained. If you want a happy ending you have come to the wrong place!

Great actors! Great scenario!... I'm not really convinced by the direction.

A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants. The Strangers is a film that despite it's flaws it's still an intense horror flick with some good perfomances from Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman but also some intense scenes like the one where Liv's character is drinking water and the killer is behind her creeping but there's also some over the top jump scares like the one in the end and it needed a bit more tension at times but i admired what the director wanted to do and the actors did a great job and overall it was an enjoyable thriller. (7.5/10)

You'll be double checking that your doors are triple dead-bolted after The Strangers, the finest pedigree in home invasion/stalker chillers, a film so lethally unnerving that even a few moments in the trailer alone can get people squirming. On a dusky autumn's eve, Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler arrive at their remote cottage to get some downtime. Giving each other the cold shoulder following a spurned marriage proposal, the mood is anything but romantic, but that's nothing compared to the nightmarish arrival of three masked intruders who terrorize them the whole night through. First time Writer Director Brian Bertino has a brutal, bleak edge to his script and knows how to stage the scenes of fright in gut churning, uncomfortable fashion. Nothing about these Strangers is ever divulged, motive nor backstory, they're just relentless phantoms of the night who chose this poor couple simply because "they were home." The cinematography is gorgeously auburn and amber burnished, full of rich deep shadows that could be hiding anything, and quite often are. 1970's inspired design creeps into the detailed production design as well as the soundtrack, and all the elements contribute to an immersive atmosphere. The ending has always been a point of contention amongst people since this came out (Ebert wrote an unfair, misguidedly scathing report), and it's understandably tough for audiences to sit through such a depressing, hopeless conclusion. But considering this is Hollywood, where every film and it's mother has a happy ending or something numbingly predictable, it's a nice swap to get bludgeoned out of nowhere by a complete, no fucks given conclusion that leaves no way out for anyone and an upsetting, anxious feeling in the air. I love that the director had the stones to finish off the film like that, and I love even more so that the studio let him keep it, other outfits should take note of where and when to dole out creative control at the expense of making a memorable, lasting experience. A no frills nightmare that sends you straight to anxiety-ville. Keep those lights on when you turn in tonight and don't answer the door if someone knocks. Don't even move or breathe.