A woman who, five years after the tragic death of her boyfriend, arrives on the doorstep of his family to tell them she is pregnant with his child. Though skeptical, the family find themselves trying to prove her right, only to discover that the truth is much more terrifying than they could have imagined.... (Full plot summary below)
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A woman who, five years after the tragic death of her boyfriend, arrives on the doorstep of his family to tell them she is pregnant with his child. Though skeptical, the family find themselves trying to prove her right, only to discover that the truth is much more terrifying than they could have imagined.
Leave your thoughts about Strange but True.
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe tale is a jolting one, and the superb players do justice to the emotional distress of its characters. But a surer directorial hand might have yielded a more resonant experience. |
| The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonAn atmospheric thriller with a noir-ish undertow and strong visual style, Strange But True puts a classy spin on familiar ingredients. The twist-heavy, logic-bending plot will test audience patience in places, but the whole package is handsomely crafted and rich in strong performances. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThis is the kind of film that explains itself too early and then has nowhere to go except into rote, B-picture thrills. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe stellar cast elevates the schlocky charms of this thriller. It’s well-paced and cut like a nighttime soap, jumping between characters as they explore this puzzling mystery over the course of a couple of days. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIt’s fiction, far-fetched, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, beach-book thriller fiction. It provokes many reactions, but the one that stands out is “cheated.” |
| Screen DailyWendy IdeThe initially taut thriller takes an unexpected tonal shift into overwrought suspense, losing some of its claustrophobic domestic tension along the way. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeBoth ambitious and overwhelmed, this sophomore feature from British-Indian director Rowan Athale — whose festival-traveled debut “Wasteland” had lively promise and similarly hinky storytelling — can’t quite decide what kind of weird it wants to be: a loopy B-movie corkscrew ride, or an “American Beauty”-style suburban burlesque with Something To Say. |
| User Reviewfr261865Is this movie a thriller? Or a supernatural scary movie? Or a combination of both? It reminded me of the way Alfred Hitchcock made movies. Like "Ordinary People" (Amy Ryan as the angry Mary Tyler Moore mother perfomance) meets an adult thriller (Psycho). The opening scene, leading to a flashback is a perfect framing device. It does not give away too much a whats to come, at the same time it leaves the viewer hanging there. Nick Robinson gives an amazingly nuanced performance, we know he is keeping a secret but what can it be? (no, not the "big ass secret he had in Love Simon!). Blythe Danner, Brian Cox and Greg Kinnear are just not on screen as much as we would have liked. And, Margaret Qualley is a fantastic mix of down to earth vs. crazy. Wish they would make movies like this more often. |
| User ReviewLamontRaymondWhat starts out like a supernatural curiosity because a super interesting thriller with complex plotting. The terrific cast carries the day. Recommmended! (And great to see Amy Ryan back on the big screen. |
| User ReviewJLuis_001It begins in an interesting way but it gets diluted very fast, when I was in the middle of the story I stopped being interested and its conclusion was hollow and weak. |
