Again, I find myself at odds with what may be the majority of the raters and reviewers here on IMDB. As I write this review, there are only 272 votes and a dismal 4.3 rating here on IMDB for this wonderful film Strangers. Mine is one of the first (if not the first) written review so my question is: If this movie is so bad, why aren't people reviewing it instead of just rating it poorly?
I think this film is really good. Not great, but really, really good. The entire cast, and I mean ALL the actors and actresses in Strangers did a great job. Jon Voight is superb as usual. The direction was spot on, the lighting, the sound, the sets, the scenery were all good. The locations were beautifully shot. This movie is a great exposé on how vulnerable people can be manipulated and taken advantage of. It displays the great danger and disadvantage in letting emotion overrule logic and reason.
The trailer almost spoils the "twist" near the end of the film but it doesn't completely give away all of it. The ending was not what I would have preferred and the ending may or may not be what you prefer but this is a movie worth watching....and probably more than once.
