The_BC’s review published on Letterboxd:
The Strangers: Chapter 1 is occasionally laughably bad, occasionally boring, and very occasionally entertaining. The titular strangers are still good slasher villains, and there are glimpses of a fun and creepy movie when they are on screen. However, the rest is generic studio slop from studio yes man Renny Harlin. A lot of the film feels like one of those fake movies you see in the background of a real movie. The editing is often jarring and sloppy. A lot of the performances are cheesy. Madeline Petsch tries her best, and is strong in a few scenes, but her CW acting still comes through pretty hard. Overall, I found this to be largely mediocre and sometimes downright bad, but it had a few moments of fun sprinkled throughout.
P.S. At least it made me laugh more than Unfrosted.
2024 Ranked boxd.it/sf9wo
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