Film Review – The Strangers: Chapter 2

“The Strangers: Chapter 1.” Do you remember that movie? It was released in May 2024, part of a new revival of “The Strangers” brand name, which previously died after the limited box office take of 2018’s “The Strangers: Prey at Night.” Producers wanted more “Strangers” and in a hurry, shooting an entire trilogy of films at once, with initial plans to release them all within 12 months. Well, after the public largely ignored “Chapter 1,” such lofty exhibition dreams were dashed, and now, 16 months later, “The Strangers: Chapter 2” has finally been brought to screens, clinging to the hope that improvements can be made after the first installment failed to catch fire. Director Renny Harlin and screenwriters Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland actually don’t have anything to offer in the sequel, which doesn’t move what little story is present here forward, merely offering the same old chases involving the usual in masked killers. “Chapter 2” is a bore, and one that doesn’t do anything with hindsight, preferring to serve up lame chills as routine commands the viewing experience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com