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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Review: Home-Invasion Series Hasn’t Overstayed Its Welcome
'The Strangers: Chapter 1,' the first of a new prequel trilogy for the home-invasion horror series, shows that director Renny Harlin can keep the franchise alive.
Given that, at its core, this new installment has almost the exact same plot as its predecessors, one could make a convincing argument that such a tale doesn’t need to be stretched across three movies à la “The Hobbit.” Time will tell, but for now there’s enough reason for devotees of the series to be cautiously optimistic — and even a little curious — about the next two chapters. For now, that question isn’t rhetorical — much remains unresolved and unanswered at the end of “Chapter 1,” including whether it merely takes place in the same universe as the prior two films or if the story tells the origins of the Man in the Mask, Dollface and Pin-Up Girl. “Chapter 1” can’t help feeling like an ersatz imitation at times, but it seems the franchise’s well hasn’t run dry just yet.But while it might change in the next two installments, to date nothing in the series has been more chilling than the original intruders’ response when asked why they were doing this: “Because you were home.”
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