The Strangers: Chapter 1 is about a couple whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and they have to stay in an Airbnb where they are terrorized by three masked people. The film stars Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Matus Lajcak, Olivia Kreutzova, and Letizia Fabbri.

I thought The Strangers: Chapter 1 was interesting. I saw the original movie, back when it came out in 2008. That one starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. It did seem like The Strangers: Chapter 1 followed a lot of the same beats from the original. There are some differences, but a lot of the main components are relatively the same. Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez do a great job as the leads. They have good chemistry.

The movie clocks in around 90 minutes. It’s about 91 minutes to be exact. There were times throughout the movie, where it felt like it was going to end, and it kept on going. There were also periods where the film started to get a little boring. There were times the film felt a little too slow at parts.

When the movie was released earlier this year, it did not do that well. It did alright but nothing earth shattering. It seemed there was not that much interest in the movie. One thing that was stated prior to the movie’s release was that this was going to be the first part of a trilogy and the whole trilogy was already filmed. It will be interesting to see how the second and third parts do box office wise.

The horror genre is hit and miss for me when it comes to being scared. There are horror films I have enjoyed like the Scream and Saw franchise. However, those films do not scare me. The original movie, The Strangers made me a little nervous, but I was not scared. This movie did not scare me. I didn’t even feel nervous much either. I think there was one part where I had a jump scare so to speak. I’m curious if I had seen it in theaters if I would have had a different experience.

The movie also has a midcredit scene which seems to be par for the course for any movie part of a franchise. This is the first part of a trilogy.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 is an interesting movie that doesn’t really do anything to differentiate itself from the original. The two leads do a great job and really carry the movie. It will be interesting to see what the second and third chapters do and how it builds off of this movie.