The Strange Ones (2018)
Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film version of the 2011 short film going by the same name.
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Undescribable Perfection
Pretty Good
Blistering performances.
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. The Strange Ones could have been such a fantastic small indie movie but what starts as a mystery turns into a boring mess of a film with really boring perfomances and an even worse set of thrills and twists as well. If you're looking for something worth your money or time this film is really not your piece of cake believe me on that.
If you're looking for a movie with a slow moving plot, little character development, unmotivated flute music, confusing plot points (i.e. vanishing coffee cup- like what?) and a portion of dialogue coming from a 13 year old that says, "do it, use her hole," then this is the movie for you. I'm not exactly sure whether half of this movie was a dream sequence, or even whether it was supposed to be a sci-fi film or not. Honestly, the only thing this movie had going for it was the poster image that made it look somewhat interesting. Save yourself the time, do not watch.
Behind the surface ... we have two individuals travelling and we know almost nothing about those two male characters apart from them being related. That is established and you can kind of come up with reasons why they are on a road trip, but if you haven't read anything about the movie, you may be in the dark and guess wrong.So if you like slow burning mystery (drama), this one could be for you. It is really well acted and the ambiguity surrounding the characters and their backstory is what drives the movie (no pun intended). Hopefully you can watch this with patience and take it in as it moves on (again sorry for the pun). There is not happening much, but you could cut the tension in the air with a knife ... if that sounds intriguing, you should watch this
Nick (Alex Pettyfer) and Sam, you can call me Jeremiah (James Freedson-Jackson) are traveling away from...? something to do with a fire. We watch them talk, eat, sleep in their car, get a motel room, get their car fixed, and other boring things for 50 or so minutes until we discover what the heck the film and fire were about. And it didn't help. Guide: No swearing or sex. Male butt nudity.