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This movie is a great horror movie in the tradition of older, more suspense based horror movies. The strength of it is is simplicity. . .just a couple "trapped" in their country home setting. . . The Strangers gives horror fans the best of both worlds. It feels like a slasher, without being silly or over the top. At the same time it is not "over the top" with gore or blood. This is a thriller/suspense that feels like a slasher. The only con is perhaps the suspense builds SO STRONGLY through the movie, I can see where some people thought the ending was anti-climactic.
What's great about it: Great Simple Nail Biting Thriller/Horor movie