![]() But, I feel like it happened far too soon. This, of course, needed to happen at some point in the film. ![]() A PREMATURE REVEAL?īut, then Wright decides to divulge the other side of the story about 25 minutes in. Our writer/director proceeds to string his audience along for the first act, blindly following him with only the knowledge that there’s more to this situation than meets the eye. And this continued as we are introduced to more characters without much of any introduction, and thrown into this seedy criminal underworld, completely left in the dark…just like the bewildered Henry. From the opening narration about breathing out darkness to flashes of images of police investigating some sort of crime scene to the introduction of our character Henry on a bus, meeting an inquisitive man named Paul… I had no idea what was going on, but I was extremely intrigued right from the outset. What I really appreciated about the beginning of this movie, was how disoriented I felt. But, I did find myself doing research into the case afterward and finding myself far more captivated by the facts of the case, than what ended up on the screen here. I’m not going to go into detail about the real-life case of Daniel Morcombe, whose name has been changed in the film… because I believe one of the compelling aspects of The Stranger, is the unknown. However, neither is who they appear to be, each carries secrets that threaten to ruin them and in the background, one of the nation’s largest police operations is closing in. His new friend Mark becomes his savior and ally. For Henry Teague, worn down by a lifetime of physical labor, this is a dream come true. ![]() The film follows a friendship formed between two strangers. I am aware I’m going to be in the minority on this, as the movie received rave reviews from its premiere at Cannes… But, somewhere along the line, as this film trudges along it, unfortunately, began to fall flat for me. As someone who, admittedly, cannot get enough True Crime and falls asleep to Dateline… I’m always on the lookout for a project in this genre, that does something completely new, that we haven’t seen before.Īnd Thomas Wright’s The Stranger definitely starts off in a way, that made me feel like it was going to do just that. We are constantly searching for the answer to why there is so much evil in this world… And for the comfort, that through the help of good samaritans coming together, that evil can be locked away. Our culture’s obsession with the genre runs deep. True crime is a dime a dozen nowadays… it feels as if we are getting a new documentary, film, or limited series ripped straight from the headlines, every week. Lost in the Reel’svideo review of The Stranger ![]()
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