The first instalment in a new Strangers trilogy arrives in theatres this weekend, and the reviews have been merciless. One critic even called the home invasion slasher “one of the worst” horror films they’ve ever seen.
With 55 reviews counted, The Strangers: Chapter 1 currently sits at an abysmal 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Given what might honestly be the worst trailer of the year (see below), it’s no surprise that expectations were low. Critics largely agree that the film is a beat-by-beat rehash of the original.
Check out some fan reactions below.
You get the idea.
Director Renny Harlin shot the entire trilogy back-to-back, so there are two more movies coming… whether we like it or not!
“[It was] the challenge of a lifetime, but I also really embraced it,” he said in a recent interview. “On a Monday morning, I could be shooting the second chapter, and Monday afternoon I could be shooting the first chapter, and Tuesday morning I could be shooting the third chapter. it was incredibly demanding for the actors, for the continuity in terms of the make-up and wardrobe, and for my director of photography, because we wanted to create a visual language that develops so that the movies get bigger, more epic, as we go [on]. It just kept all of our juices pumping all the time”
“Maya drives across the country with her longtime boyfriend, Ryan, as the pair begin a new life together in the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon and they are forced to spend the night in an isolated Airbnb home. Through the night they are terrorized by three murderous masked strangers.”
The movie stars Madelaine Petsch as Maya, Froy Gutierrez as Ryan, Rachel Shenton as Debbie, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, Florian Clare as Chris Sampson, Rebecka Johnston as Lucy, Miles Yekinni as Marcus, Ben Cartwright as Rudy, Janis Ahern as Carol, Ryan Bown, Brooke Lena Johnson, Ella Bruccoleri, Stevee Davies and Brian Law.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is now in theatres. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 have not been officially dated.
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