![]() At the door were some people asking for somebody who didn’t live there. One night, while our parents were out, somebody knocked on the front door and my little sister answered it. Meaning that the only thing “based on true events” about Prey at Night is that the general idea of “strangers” committing random crimes was loosely based upon a true event from Bertino’s own childhood – as well as an infamous string of real-life murders that shocked America.īertino explained around the time of The Strangers‘ release, “ As a kid, I lived in a house on a street in the middle of nowhere. But how much of what made its way on screen actually happened in real life? Well, if you’re having nightmares about murders at neon-lit pools and flaming trucks, you’ll be happy to know all that stuff is fiction.Īctually, the events that inspired The Strangers: Prey at Night are the same as the events that inspired writer/director Bryan Bertino’s The Strangers. On the technical front - Visually the setting and the framing of the shots with its light and shadow effects and the apt sound design, elevate the viewing experience.Īt the end, the film does manage to keep you at the edge of your seat as you empathise with the plight of the victims.Like The Strangers, new film The Strangers: Prey at Nightbegins with the message that the film you’re about to see is based on true events. ![]() The performances of every character are perfunctory. The senseless attack, though exasperating due to lack of logic, whips up a frenzy among the audience, especially during the climax. With no much ado about character development, the plot propels like a slasher film - with no rational motive or any supernatural characteristics or scruples among the slayers as they goes straight into the attack of the victims. This sets the ball rolling for an atmospheric filled, slow but tense horror drama, when all hell breaks loose and the family members find themselves attacked by masked strangers. They immediately rush back to their parents. On the other hand, the kids stumble into an open, abandoned trailer and discover a dead body. ![]() She senses something is amiss, so she cajoles Mike to accompany her to bring back their kids who are out in the park. Cindy who overhears the conversation finds this bizarre. Thinking it is their children, Mike opens the door but instead it is the same stranger. And while they are bonding in the deserted environment, there is a knock again on the door. ![]() Meanwhile, after some disagreement on some non-specific issue, Kensey walks out of their trailer. Cindy opens the door and she asks, "Is Tamara home?"Īnd after Cindy tells her that she has knocked the wrong door, the stranger mysteriously wanders off. ![]() And while they settle in their trailer, a stranger knocks on the door. The family arrives at the trailer park late in the evening and find it strangely deserted. Nevertheless, Luke's presence offsets the tension. There is tension in the family as Kensey resents her parent's decision of sending her to the boarding school. They drag their son Luke (Lewis Pullman) along to accompany his sister during the weekend trip. Teenager Kensey (Bailee Madison) is supposed to join a boarding school soon, so her parents Mike (Martin Henderson) and mother Cindy (Christina Hendricks) plan a weekend trip to a trailer park run by their relative. The story is just an excuse to set the plot in motion. Film: "The Strangers: Prey At Night" | Director: Johannes Roberts | Cast: Bailee Madison, Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Lewis Pullman, Emma Bellomy | Rating: **ĭirector Johannes Roberts' 'The Strangers: Prey At Night' is a slow but chilling, horror thriller, inspired from Director Bryan Bertino's 2008-released film of the same genre called - 'The Strangers'.įlat and rudimentary in its approach, it is a battle of survival after being hunted by three psychopaths in a desolate trailer park. ![]()
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