Rotten
The Strangers has a couple of scares, but it's not anywhere near as frightening as advertised. The creepy folks of the title are more fumbling than fiendish.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The Strangers
Lock the door. Pretend you're safe.
2008 · 1h 26m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Overview
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
Director and cast
- Bryan Bertino Director
- Liv Tyler as Kristen McKay
- Scott Speedman as James Hoyt
- Gemma Ward as Dollface
- Kip Weeks as Man in the Mask
- Laura Margolis as Pin-Up Girl
- Glenn Howerton as Mike
- Alex Fisher as Mormon Boy #1
- Peter Clayton-Luce as Mormon Boy #2
- Nick Barghini as Joe - Lumberjack (uncredited)
- Shawn McClellan as Shawn the Bartender (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This suspense film by first-time writer-director Bryan Bertino initially squeezes some surprisingly effective scares out of familiar elements. Sadly, the scenario quickly becomes attenuated and unbelievable.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Rotten
At least it's short.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
A sadistic, unmotivated home-invasion flick.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Rotten
Kind of like what The Shining might be if you took out the ESP. And the ghosts. And the chilling atmosphere. So call it The Sucking.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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