The Strangers – Chapter 3 is in theaters now.
There was a moment while watching The Strangers – Chapter 3 that I realized there really was just nothing going on under the hood. Not only in terms of this movie, but of this entire Renny Harlin-directed trilogy. Despite comprising over four hours worth of story over three installments following the same protagonist, very little has been narratively accomplished, and no core ideas have been thematically clarified. This realization came to me during a scene where Maya, our hero played by Madelaine Petsch, witnesses the main antagonist viciously murder someone she should theoretically care about. But she has zero reaction whatsoever. No…