I have this strange fear of people just randomly coming into my house and killing me … well that’s exactly what this movie plays on.

We went to a screening of this movie on Tuesday night here in St. Louis, and let me tell you first and foremost … do not take your children to this movie. Its rated R first off, so that should be your first clue … its also very creepy.

Let me also tell you that this movie is not your typical horror/slasher type movie. The killers do not have super human strength, they aren’t able to walk while you run and end up beating you to where you are going. They are just normal (well normal for psychopathic killers) everyday people who have set out to harass random people. Liv Tyler asks several times throughout the movie “Why are you doing this to us?” and she finally gets an answer at the end, “Because you were home”. This movie also never features any of the feel good happy times that you get from other horror movies. Also, most horror movies start out with the “good times” and then eventually things go horribly wrong. Well ‘The Strangers’ is a big huge depressing movie from the get go. The trailer makes you believe that the main characters are on a love retreat to a cabin/house in the middle of no where, however that isn’t true. From the opening scene they are barely talking because Kristen (Tyler) wasn’t ready to get married. The trailer also splices together sentences to make you have a different feeling about the couple, and you quickly realize this in the movie.

The movie is scary, and there are a few scenes that you jump … or scream like a little girl and those are worth it. It gets a bit tiring watching them constantly running from the killers, but that’s any slasher flick right? If you are into scary movies about killers who break into your home for no reason at all … you will like this movie

Tags | liv tyler, the strangers