The Strangers

Synopsis

Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler play James Hoyt and Kristen McKay, a couple who are at an awkward point in their relationship are besieged by masked psychopaths in their idyllic home in this slasher horror. After attending a friend's wedding the young couple return to their holiday home in a street full of other such homes which appear to be empty. A fact which is of little interest to the young couple until they hear an unexpected knock at the door. Things are already tense between them, as Kristin has been less than receptive to James' marriage proposal. Just when it seems that they may enter a conversation that leads them to say things they'll regret forever, Kristin is relieved by the knock at the door. Until that is what they open the door to begins a night of unbelievable terror. This film is inspired by true events and marks the directorial debut of Bryan Bertino.

Comment

Now either I'm getting too old for these kind of films, or my heart is getting weaker! From the moment there is a knock at the door (roughly about 10 minutes in) till the credits roll. This film has you hiding behind your hands or jumping out of your skin. I even considered leaving half way through as the intensity was almost too much to cope with!

That said, this is horror at it's most terrifying. With classic scenes off 'these someone else in the house' to 'don't go outside' this film beats the blood and gore slasher movies that we've had to endure over the last 15 years or so. The Strangers will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Brilliant!

See the trailer HERE


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