Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast:
Christina Hendricks – Cindy
Bailee Madison – Kinsey
Martin Henderson – Mike
Lewis Pullman – Luke
Summary:
“The Strangers: Prey at Night” is the sequel to “The Strangers.” This film takes place in a mobile home park and follows a family trying to survive the dreaded three masked Strangers. It has been 10 years since “The Strangers” came out and I would say that this movie is an adequate sequel. The writer of the original film returns with a new script and is directed by Johannes Roberts. The movie stars Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Martin Henderson and Lewis Pullman as the family and they boasted a few good performances. The strongest factor of this film is once again the Strangers. The lack of identity to these phantoms makes for intrigue on how they terrorize. An improvement from the last film to this one is the depth to some of the characters but otherwise, the film is dry. The scares are false pretenses and the movie takes a new direction towards the latter half. The film doesn’t hold back from the brutal violence that’s on display. The added touch of our characters being able to fight back was a great element that ultimately becomes upended by a generic finale. “The Strangers: Prey at Night” showed potential for a satisfying slasher, but ends up being another conventional horror film.
Score: 2.9/5
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