The Stranger

Name: The Stranger
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: June 12, 2015
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 32

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: June 12, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Martin comes to a small quiet town seeking to kill his wife Ana who suffers from a very dangerous disease that makes her addicted to human blood, just like himself. When he arrives, he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years and decides to commit suicide to definitely eradicate this dangerous disease, but, before he can doMartin comes to a small quiet town seeking to kill his wife Ana who suffers from a very dangerous disease that makes her addicted to human blood, just like himself. When he arrives, he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years and decides to commit suicide to definitely eradicate this dangerous disease, but, before he can do it, Martin's brutally attacked by three local thugs led by Caleb, the son of a corrupt police lieutenant, plunging the community into a bloodbath. [IFC Midnight]… Expand

Director: Guillermo Amoedo

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Andy Webster

Jun 11, 2015

The movie benefits greatly from Mr. Amoedo’s largely steady direction and the uniform acting skills of its Chilean cast (performing in English). Read full review

Scott Tobias

Jun 11, 2015

Once Amoedo lays all the cards out on the table, The Stranger feels like a piece of genre revisionism only in its deliberate, grinding pace, not in any refreshing turns of the plot. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jun 11, 2015

While the director/screenwriter is to be commended for avoiding the usual bloodsucker clichés, he hasn't replaced them with anything particularly interesting, with the result that the story plays like a quasi-mystical melodrama featuring characters about whom we care little. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 11, 2015

Seeking existential, noirish heft, Amoedo coyly avoids articulating what Martin is. (He calls himself "sick.") But it only comes across like an amateur play at gravitas, one unsupported by dully weighted scenes and clunky dialogue, delivered mostly by English-speaking actors straining to hide Latin accents. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jun 12, 2015

While The Stranger is bad, the fact that it makes you wait and wait for its excessively dismal perspective to be justified by a measly little twist is even worse. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Jun 11, 2015

The movie touts a “Presented By” credit for modern horror maven Eli Roth, but there’s none of that director’s shock or sly subversion. Don’t bother getting to know this stranger. Read full review

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kf62w6

Oct 13, 2015

Great story, good location. Directing could have been better. The use of consults not there and supporting case, the casing director should retire. You never really get to know the characters not much of a back story. Horror...no, nowhere was there was a scared-out-of-their-wits girl tryingGreat story, good location. Directing could have been better. The use of consults not there and supporting case, the casing director should retire. You never really get to know the characters not much of a back story. Horror...no, nowhere was there was a scared-out-of-their-wits girl trying to avoid the inevitable death or any lurking in the dark creatures. It's watchable but wait for it to be in the discount bin before buying.… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Oct 19, 2015

It tries to give us a novel take on vampires, but will ultimately just end up letting viewers down. There isn't enough interesting going with it's plot or characters to make it truly worth watching. What we get is a totally watchable, but ultimately pointless way to spend our time.

TheIt tries to give us a novel take on vampires, but will ultimately just end up letting viewers down. There isn't enough interesting going with it's plot or characters to make it truly worth watching. What we get is a totally watchable, but ultimately pointless way to spend our time.

The acting is fairly decent, but overall these people do mostly seem like amateurs. Amateurs with potential and some decent acting chops, but amateurs nonetheless. To top things off they aren't playing interesting characters. Maybe this whole thing would have been more entertaining had we been given a reason to care about the characters. We really don't.

What we get is a violent and strangely compelling tale that can keep one watching until the conclusion. However the entire time we will be left wanting more from the story and characters. A real reason to care about the events unfolding onscreen. It's a mindlessly entertaining piece of work, but one that fails to truly satisfy the audience in any way. Hardcore vampire fanatics might get a kick out this bloody flick that tries to take vampires seriously again, but it will leave the majority of audiences wanting more. It's not necessarily bad, but never manages to be anything more than a strangely watchable film that kind of does and doesn't end up feeling like a waste of time.… Expand

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tipar

Aug 10, 2018

I think that if you are in the mood you can see the whole thing, I was not. Too slow and almost no Horror on it.

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