Inspired by a true story, The Strangers marks the director, Bryan Bertino's film debut capturing the horrifying home invasion by three masked psychopaths. This film unfolds in a slow intensified intimidation as a young couple, Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) arrive at a isolated vacation home after a friend’s wedding.
While the couple is battling with a rocky relationship, they are interrupted by three psychopaths. Who are these masked strangers and why do they want to kill this couple? As you watch the film these questions will never be answered, because these three strangers identities and motivations are concealed. Bryan Betino breaks the traditional filmmaking rule by giving killers who have no motive to kill this innocent couple.
The Strangers build tension with tiny details such as, a moved cell phone, a skipping song on the record player. Kristen and James attack escalated from loud pounding noises to threatening messages on the wall, to physical violence, leaving Kristen and James no time to think of an escape of the madness. The couple engages in a fight of their lives and now are fighting for their lives. Will they surive and their love will be stronger or will they die not knowing the future?
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http://movies.about.com/od/thestrangers/fr/strangers52908.htm http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/movies/30stra.html http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/The-Strangers
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