The Strangers — Chapter 2 Review: A Strangely Entertaining Sequel To A Terrible Slasher

Shooting an entire trilogy of movies back-to-back in less than two months was always going to be a recipe for disaster. "The Strangers: Chapter 1" felt as rushed as its highly unusual production suggested, rebooting the cult horror franchise as a formulaic slasher that broadly followed the playbook of the 2008 original without the creeping sense of voyeurism. The original was purposefully mundane because it made you a fly on the wall, as uncertain as the characters as to whether each noise heard held some sinister intent; the remake was mundane for ironing out those quirks to become another run-of-the-mill tale of a young couple surviving sinister forces in a secluded cabin. It was rejected by critics and audiences alike , and the original plan to release the full trilogy in theaters befor