![]() ![]() I remember the home vividly as Harrison's character's house in 2015's The Age of Adaline, and it's fun to see it getting even more screen time in this film. Speaking of Ford, the house in The Intruder is just as much a character as the actors in this film. But again, I'm the kind of viewer who loved him in Frequency and Innerspace, so it's tough to see him playing a villain role here-kind of like Harrison Ford did in What Lies Beneath, but his villainy was much less immediately apparent in that role. Still, it makes me wonder if this wasn't quite the role for him. But when he plays the creepy just right, he's really good at it. He does tend to overplay Peck at times, though, going rather over-the-top with his performance. It's weird to see a man who usually plays the good guy playing such a disturbing bad guy, but Quaid goes all-in to make it work-even when the material he has to work with doesn't really fare too well. Acclaimed actor Dennis Quaid plays Charlie Peck as charming yet unhinged. But, if executed better, I can see the drama within the couple's relationship playing out much better. The struggle with Charlie's invasion of privacy is really all that's needed. At first, some of the tensions between them seem silly before they're later explained away, but these are added tensions to the story that aren't really necessary. The film, however, hints at more trouble than is immediately obvious in the twosome's "perfect" little relationship, but the storytellers here don't do much to flesh that out. Michael Ealy and Meagan Good are excellent as the central couple who buy Charlie's home. The cast of The Intruder help make the movie work when it does. But even after the couple inevitably move in, they find that Charlie is a tough previous owner to get rid of, and he keeps mysteriously showing up in their lives-to disturbing results. Charlie is a bit of a reluctant seller, but he's taken by Scott and Annie, and wants them to have the home he'd previously made for his family. They find a charming old estate virtually in the middle of nowhere that is owned by a widower named Charlie Peck. The Intruder follows the story of a young, wealthy married couple-Scott and Annie-who decide to relocate to the countryside following the husband's recent job promotion. 2019's The Intruder does a good job of portraying some "lite" horror, while remaining well within the PG-13 realm to keep it more of a thriller than an outright horror flick. The PG-13 thriller, in particular, is much like that lighter version of "horror " it's usually just exciting enough for those who don't like horror to get their pulse rate up, but doesn't rely so much on blood and gore for shock value. It's like those calmer rollercoasters at amusement parks they're just enough of a thrill ride to get the blood pumping and maybe scare you a bit, but they're not quite nausea-inducing or unsettling enough to leave you shaken for the rest of the day. The thriller is an interesting movie genre. Movie Reviews (Main) > Movie Reviews (Main).Indie Reviews (Main) > Indie Reviews (Main).
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