Reviews
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Directed by Renny Harlin · starring Ben Cartwright, Ella Bruccoleri and Janis Ahern
- 4 from the press
- 6.2 · 5 votes
The Strangers: Chapter 1: reviews
Reviews
6.2 5 votes
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What the critics say average 5.0 from 4 outlets
- 6.0 VarietyMichael Nordine
"Chapter 1" can't help feeling like an ersatz imitation at times, but it seems the franchise's well hasn't run dry just yet.
Read - 5.8 IndiewireAlison Foreman
Yes, the masks are great. And yes, home invasions will aways be scary. But when it comes to messing with genre classics, your answer to "Why remake a near-perfect film?" can't be "It was here."
Read - 4.0 The GuardianBenjamin Lee
The director, Renny Harlin, is a competent and experienced hand, so there's a sturdy workmanlike quality here but, more typically associated with bombastic action movies, he just doesn't have the patience required to build real, clammy suspense or the awareness of the smaller specificities that are needed to immerse us in an intimate story such as this.
Read - 4.0 ColliderEmma Kiely
For now, stick with the original.
Questions about the reviews of The Strangers: Chapter 1
- What score does The Strangers: Chapter 1 have?
- Readers give it 6.2 (5 votes). The critics, 5.0 on average from 4 reviews.
- What do the critics say about The Strangers: Chapter 1?
- The highest score is Variety’s (6.0) and the lowest Collider’s (4.0).