The Strange Ones

This is a somber, atmospheric thriller that moves very slowly but is never boring. It centers around a boy who is on the run after enduring a severe traumatic event. He travels with his brother, whom we see as his protector. The small, skinny boy appears to be a gentle soul who loves animals and the brother is the polar opposite - large, and rough around the edges. Things unfold slowly and we learn what the child has seen and the roles the brothers have played in this horrific chain of events. You will really like this one or you will hate it. There isn't much in between, because it is so somber. I really enjoyed it.

Prepare to be perplexed. I don't know what I watched, but it was well played. I may have to re-watch it a couple of times to bend my mind around what is happening in the story. It's surely confounding, but it doesn't feel like a mind-trip. It nags on me as if, perhaps, I wasn't following closely enough and missed important plot artifacts.

This one firmly classifies as a psychological thriller, it is far more cerebral than action-oriented and it's not suited for lazy popcorn viewing. It's strongly atmospheric and leads the viewer questioning what is real, imaginary or a dream. The film nods at several interpretations of events.

The run time seems short, and I've read elsewhere online that this movie is based off of a short film, a possibility that does makes sense. One element I found distracting is how much Pettyfer resembles Ryan Phillipe both in appearance and mannerism, it's like Phillipe was deliberately channeled.

I may change my rating following subsequent viewing. I suggest watching a trailer or two before deciding if this film thrills you or kills you.

There are positive and negative things about The Strange Ones but overall the movie is not good enough to be remembered. The positive things would be the acting and the filming, that wasn't bad but unfortunately not good enough to make this movie special. The bad thing is that the story is slow and it doesn't have a high entertaining level, and even if there is some mystery building in the end it just fails to deliver. To me The Strange Ones is just an average movie, a movie you watch out of boredom and continue to watch without much interest. I didn't fall asleep while watching it but it was a close call.

The movie's gravity pulled me in and I enjoyed the slow-burn pacing and indirect ways the story revealed itself. By the end however I had just as many questions as answers and while some reviewers obviously have enjoyed their own deconstructive interpretations, I just think the creators should have been more clear.

The movie starts with so much promise that at the end i was so disappointed as it completely loses its track. Starting makes many interest and questions as many mysterious events were occurring around the two men. But soon the movie looses it's course as it fails to hold the momentum. At the end it has little to offer.

The acting and direction are okay. but the plot seems to have many weak points. It is imaginary and has no depth in it.

I don't know how people give it so much rating point. It is a overrated movie in my view.