Review by cooverknight

I put 'The Stranger' in the top films ever made. Period! Before dismissing the hyperbole, let me give my creds.: Professional actor, film critic, playwright, screenwriter, fiction writer. I've seen equivalent of seeing 31/2 months of international film non-stop. I've seen 'The Stranger' 3 times in 2 days. Acting, mood, tone, screenplay, dialogue, tension, slow- burn, 'realistic' bizarre. A film in which the actors totally immerse themselves. Joel Edgerton & Sam Harris are supernaturally good. One criterion I use for judging a film is how difficult it is for the various creative elements to come together given the material. This story, then film, is very hard to pull off given there is a certain level of deception that must be attained in order for it to remain plausible. There are subtle moments in the film--nearly the entire film is about small, subtle interactions and laconic dialogue. This is a film that is visceral, intense, and troubling, and there is no actual violence depicted on the screen.