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5/10
It had potential, a tiny bit that is.
aviator-560947 August 2019
I'm being generous with a 5/10 only for Dennis Quaid. He's a damn good actor and fit as a fiddle. But his performance couldn't save the film when the Meagan's character is very dumb right from the writer's desk looks like. Ambiance is also ruined by her daftness which makes the hip hop tunes during the sex scenes more laughable. Can't black actors have intercourse without a rom com suited song LOL. Some people can sit through this (fans of Michael and Meagan ) and fans of acting will be very disappointed by the end.
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5/10
Every lifetime movie ever
Tina_jeppesen4 August 2019
Extremely predictable I have no idea why the good reviews or I mean glowing reviews?!!? I mean it's watchable but if you've ever watched movies before u know every single thing that's going to happen. I felt this from the first 5 minutes of this movie, but saw Dennis Quaid & thought ok maybe itll surprise me...nope. Idk I guess I'm not mad I rented it for 1.75 lol.
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5/10
Watch out, folks, it's Dennis the Menace!
Coventry10 June 2022
The last time I saw Dennis Quaid put on his evil grimaces and psychopathic stare was in "Beneath the Darkness" in 2011. That was a rather weak and derivative B-movie thriller, and to be entirely honest, so is this "The Intruder". But hey, Quaid can surely portray a menacing and downright terrifying psycho! His performance is pretty much the sole reason to check out this otherwise clichéd and predictable thriller. Newlyweds Scott and Annie find their dream house an hour and a half outside of San Francisco, but original owner Charlie Peck obviously has difficulties leaving his previous property behind. You know how this goes further: at first, Charlie popping up every five seconds is just a nuisance, but he gradually becomes more intrusive and scarier. Add to this the typically overused sub plots and stereotype characters, like the young couple themselves going through marital issues, the obnoxious best friend becoming too curious, grim secrets from Charlie's past coming to the surface, etc. It's more than okay to watch once, but it will also be soon forgotten again.
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7/10
Worth a watch
westy_captain1 January 2023
The Intruder, thought it was a great movie. One of the better Horror/Psychological On Netflix. Normally we watch horror but this was a nice change

Dennis Quaid was great! Portrayed a crazy man and was very believable.

A little bit of character back story for Scott and Annie was a nice touch and added some depth.

Was more of a 7.5 than a 7

Some old story a lovely young couple buy a house from a guy who didn't want to sell and he shows up all the time and can't quite hide the crazies for long enough.

You could tell from the start poor old Mike was going to cop it one way or another. And that is all.
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6/10
Just okay
aayala-029048 May 2019
Good for some mediocre scares and suspense. But story was a little slow and overdone. Dennis Quaid was awesome as usual! He saves the movie a bit but can only do so much.
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2/10
Virtually everything about this film screams idiotic.
eparazak28 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The Intruder is about a man played by Dennis Quaid who sells his house to a young married couple. The only problem is that the man selling the house has a serious obsession over it.

I went to this movie during opening weekend, and I was the only one in the theater. I don't think that it has everything to do with the fact tha Avengers: Endgame came out the weekend before because after watching it, I can see why. This is one of the worst movies I have seen in a while.

A big problem with this movie is that it's filled with several sub-plots that go absolutely nowhere and bring it to a screeching halt on multiple occasions. There are, for example, several points in the film that test the relationship of said married couple, and a few minutes later, the tension drops immediately, making it feel absolutely pointless. There's also a sub-plot involving the male lead who is against gun use, which is hardly foused on, which also makes it feel pointless up until the climax. I could point to other examples, but that would just drag the review.

My biggest issue with the film, however, has to be that the main characters are total idiots. They make so many choices that make me question their sanity. For example, when Quaid's character shows up frequently, which makes the male lead uncomfortable, he tells himself to call the cops, and never does. There are moments like that plagued all over the film that made me want to scream at the screen, and I should've, considering that I was the only one here. The female lead, in particular was absolutely atrocious, as she's easily manipulated by Quaid's character throughout nearly the entire film, and she doesn't question his motives. I don't want to get into spoilers, but there were so many instances where she could've thought about the fiasco with the former house owner.

The only thing that saves this movie from being considered a 1 for me is Quaid's performance as the former house owner. He does a fantastic job with what he is given to work with as the villain of this film. He comes off as discomforting, creepy and psychotic, which is exactly what I would expect from a character like this. He's the best part of the movie by a landslide.

Aside from Dennis Quaid, The Intruder was plain awful. This film is filled with so many unnecessary plot points and stupid moments that it made the movegoing experience harrowing for me.

2/10
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6/10
The embedded politics
terrybolide4 May 2019
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The bad guy is white straight man owning guns wearing a maga hat and full of toxic masculinity. Lol. However, no matter how left the movie intended to go, the protagonist constantly declare gun free zoom on his property and filing for restraint order totally made the bad guy listen {except it didn't}. It is funny how in the end the protagonist realized 2nd Amendment saves life.
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4/10
you already know the ending
Neptune1653 August 2019
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Just looks awful even though Dennis Quaid was believable as the psycho, I didn't care for M Good's character. So dumb and naive she was, which made me mad her character was so naive that it began to annoy me a bit. Annie "the wife" has to be one of the DUMBEST characters I ever seen in a movie. She was dumber than a blonde bimbo in a Friday the 13th movie. Never seen Dennis Quaid in a role like this before. Sorry to say it sucked. It was long, and slow, I am all for black leads in a film but we have to stop making this trash. Stop supporting it. And demanding better written/ directed material. This movie belong in the 90s. Snooze. Sad that Dennis Quaid is wasting his talents in movies like this
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7/10
Does An Admiral Job As A Psycho
stevendbeard5 May 2019
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I saw "The Intruder", starring Meagan Good-Shazam!, D.E.B.S.; Michael Ealy-The Perfect Guy, the Barbershop movies; Joseph Sikora-Power_tv, Jack Reacher and Dennis Quaid-A Dog's Purpose, G.I.Joe:The Rise of Cobra. This is a little psycho/thriller that is not all that original but it is executed very well. Meagan and Michael are a young couple that are fed up with the city life and go looking for a house in the country. It just so happens that Dennis is selling his country estate, after his wife passed away from a long struggle with cancer. Dennis tells the couple that the house has been in his family since his grandfather built it but he needs to let it go and move down to Florida, with his daughter. The problem is that he just can't let go of the house. Dennis pops up all the time-to mow the yard, hang decorations, etc.-and it's usually for some lame excuses. Michael begins to think that there might be something wrong with Dennis-Duh!-and even Joseph, Michael's best friend and co worker, thinks Dennis is a little nutso. There is not much new material here but Dennis does an admiral job as a psycho, especially when he gives that creepy grin of his. It's rated "PG-13" for violence, terror, language and sexual content-no nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 42 minutes. I enjoyed it and would probably buy it on DVD.
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4/10
Disappointing
honeybloggs-6964824 June 2019
It started off being promising . Then it became a cliche and very predictable . Then end scene was very clumsy and it seemed as though the director just wanted to get the movie over with . Maybe he didn't want to go over budget .

Some scenes were just plonked in and didn't flow in the movie . And didn't need to be in there ! It was like to fulfil the cliche 'this and that ' had to be in the movie , so they dumped it in!

Dennis Quad's acting was great at the beginning , even in the middle part he was good , but then suddenly he started overacting . Why? It's much creepier when an actor is silent and works with his eyes and slow movements, instead of overplaying the role. Quad looked ridiculous in the final scene

The final 5 seconds at the end was good.
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9/10
Loved it
mailaura37 May 2019
The people who are giving this movie such low ratings obviously go to movies to just pick apart every little detail instead of just watching and enjoying it for what it is, a fictional movie. These wannabe movie critiques like to insult people like me who just want to enjoy a simple little movie and not act like it's my life's mission to find every little minor detail that was flawed. Ok now with that being said, I really enjoyed this movie. It had me glued to the screen the whole time, and omg Dennis Quad's performance was worth the price of admission, creepy times 10. If you're expecting an Oscar winning movie, definitely not it..if you just want to see a fun little movie that had a few good jump scares and one creepy man..this is the movie for you.
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7/10
Classical Story implemented well
vinavinaruerue3 May 2019
I will be honest that you will not find something original. The story is not new except some few details. Nothing really interesting in the ending. But why do I rate this 7? Although the movie is not new, the acting is great. The pace is appropriate, it is not too fast, not too slow. Although the whole story is known, but the details are interesting, I always felt involved and waiting for what is going next. The movie is concrete about a single clear story, it doesn't waste time in marginal unnecessary details. The characters develop well. In short, Nothing will be memorable, but you will have fun time watching it.
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3/10
Predictable and Full of Clichés
claudio_carvalho27 December 2019
In San Francisco, the couple Scott (Michael Ealy) and Annie (Meagan Good) are happily married. When Scott is promoted in his job, Annie asks him to move to Napa Valley to raise a family with children of their own. They negotiate and buy the old house that belongs to the structural engineer and widower Charlie Peck (Dennis Quaid). But soon Scott notes that Charlie is always in his real estate and is hitting on Annie and he decides to investigate with his friend Mike (Joseph Sikora) who Charlie is.

"The Intruder" is a predictable thriller full of clichés. It is amazing but the viewer foresees the next scenes. The cast is only reasonable; Dennis Quaid is too old for the role and Meagan Good´s character Annie is too naive. The best part of the film is the location. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Hóspede Indesejado" ("Unwanted Guest")
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6/10
Decent chills
sergelamarche21 December 2022
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A bit awkward at times. Dennis Quaid is definitely more unnerving in this than many villains seens in movies before. The first 3/4 were getting more and more suspense. The last quarter was more horror.

A few things made it harder to get into it. A woman liking a creepy guy more than a guy is less believable. The insanity of the guy was well rendered at first but in the last portion, it was over the top and moved the film into plain horror territory.

Spoiler alert, the idea that the guy lives in the house all along makes a lot of sense but was done already many times.

Overall, it was very decent chills until the horror started. Not too bad horror but less credible.
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6/10
Allright
omegasupreme-1953724 April 2022
I think this movie was allright. Good suspension at times, beautiful house, acting is ok(-ish). The only thing I didn't like is the hiphop-rappertherap soundtrack that was added at times. It just doesn't fit the theme in this movie.
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2/10
Call the police !!!
jt603 May 2020
The dumbest movie ever made. WHY is they not calling someone.
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6/10
Amazing performance but flat plot
stavrou-8785324 September 2021
Dennis Quaid's performance was chilling! He was amazing at portraying a psychopath with great delusions. Still after that amazing performance the movie felt empty. It had some amazing jump scares but beside that the plot were so predictable it ruin it for me. Also, the other actors and actresses i think they were overplaying.
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1/10
Boring
bangel332223 June 2019
Sorry but when you make a movie with this cliched storyline, you absolutely have to make it different from the many films like it we've seen before. This didn't stand out at all. There was nothing special about it. It was just a very generic retold story. I'm not sure what the point of even making it was.
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7/10
Liked it. Dennis Quaid is stellar in this role.
josantoddi30 July 2021
Dennis Quaid is so convincing in this movie. Great performance. He made me glad I watched the movie.

The only character that isn't believable is the wife. No woman is that lacking in weirdo radar! Not the actress's fault. She did the best she could with the script she was handed.

Well worth the watch if you like thrillers.
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2/10
Dreadful
tedlyles-8507028 May 2019
I thought this movie was awful all the way around. Terrible writing, predictable plot, the acting of Meagan Good was terrible but some of that was due to the way her character was written. Overall it just didn't work for me at all. Two good points of the movie was Dennis Quaid and the overall scenery on the movie.
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9/10
Pleasantly Surprised and Quaid is Terrifying!
syd99074 May 2019
Go see "The Intruder", it is more than worth the price of admission. I really didn't expect much from this film but a formulaic thriller, but I was pleasantly surprised. Don't allow professional or non-professional cricis to deter you from this film. Dennis Quaid is terrifying, and he is a frightening amalgam of Jack Nicholson in the Shining, Christian Bale in American Psycho and Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver. And there were a lot of nods to The Shining in this film. Meagan Good, Michael Ealy and Joseph Sikora were all very good in their roles. But Dennis Quaid stole the movie because when he was on-screen, you couldn't take your eyes off of him. His character could become one of the best and most memorable film psychos we've seen in years.

The Intruder intruded itself into the box office with $865,000 at 2,073 North American locations on Thursday night. It also topped Lionsgate's romantic comedy "Long Shot," which opened with $660,000 at 2,500 locations during Thursday night preview showings. STX's animated comedy "UglyDolls" took in $300,000 at 2,250 sites on Thursday night.
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7/10
Intruding into new territory, The Intruder Manages To Refresh Things On This Predictable Tale
rgkarim4 May 2019
Dramas/Thrillers, the lifeblood of the very world of entertainment. It's within this genre that one finds some of the darkest tales, plunging into the fathoms of imagination that most dread to step into. Yet, this genre sometimes gets a little too broad in spectrum, and tends to go to extremes that leaves the plots a little grandiose and run of the mill. Hi Robbie K back with another review on the latest movie to hit the silver screen, hoping to shed some light and help you pick your movie poison. I take a look at:

Movie: The Intruder (2019)

Director: Deon Taylor Writer: David Loughery Stars: Meagan Good, Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy

LIKES:

Soundtrack Good Acting Creepy Character Development Beautiful Setting in many ways Decent Evolution of Suspense Character Centric Story:

Summary:

The soundtrack might be a rough way to open the review, but The Intruder is all about bringing cultures to the tale and part of that is music. A fantastic selection of modern-day styles that represent the culture, the movie integrates the tracks into key scenes that sort of add ambience to the typical genre shots (making love and driving cars). This added layer though is only a glazing to the acting that brings the characters to life on hand. Meagan Good is well good at her work taking a common role and in some ways refreshing it to make it interesting, engaging and compassionate that you feel for the character. Michael Ealy dives a little more into the extreme role of hotheaded decisions and emotional moments that makes fans love the genre. Yet it's Dennis Quaid who I think gets the nod for his performance in this movie. His character is creepy, and he executes all the mannerisms and delivery needed to craft a thriller villain. The smile that shows innocence yet insanity, the subtle laughs that get under your skin as they denote the edge about to be reached, and even more the temper that comes when these people do not get their way. It's fantastic development that greatly spans the movie, taking months to achieve instead of days and seeing that evolution. That is the making of a good casting for this genre for me. But the characters need a setting to play in and The Intruder's playground is one that is both aesthetically beautiful and haunting at the same time. Again representing the themes of old vs. new, the house known as Foxglove holds stunning engineering work that ropes the modern society in, primarily for stunning view, gorgeous décor, and the atmosphere it brings. Yet, the open floors, beautiful antiquated halls, and the multilevel house offers many shadows, sounds and ambiguity to get the tension going and drop the comfort level way down. In utilizing the characters, spreading the development over the story and utilizing such a playground, the Intruder is able to make an engaging level of suspense that keeps you into the series, much like a mini-series does. Throw in the focus on characters and not scares, and again you begin to see a tale that finds its pace and keeps you interested in characters who extend past the one-dimensional outlook these characters often have.

DISLIKES:

Predictable Trailers ruin much So Much More Potential Some Character balancing Not the Most Intense ending Still Idiotic Decisions

SUMMARY: Despite the good this movie accomplished, it still falls victim to some of the trademarks that come with the Soap Opera like approach. It's predictable, with many of the "surprising" components deduced a mile away based on the cliché plot points they love to tell. In regards to this movie, the two trailers I have seen give away much of the film and in seeing that you can piece together much of what will happen way before you get to the scene. This predictability is a shame because the potential they were building was set to be a potential memorable moment in the drama/thriller history, primarily in some more tactics Quaid's character could do and in the climactic chase to be had. But again this movie failed to deliver on that promise by sort of short sighting the ending. Instead of thrilling games of survival in the very house they chose, the last bout is a bit more boasting and brutish combat that ends rather quickly and unimpressively. That simplicity is emotionally fulfilling in the sense of justice, but given how they were building on two of the characters, I had hoped for a little more fulfillment in this final scene. The other component that would have been nice, as agreed by at least two of my audience members comments, the smart characters we were seeing were quite idiotic in their approach. Despite all the things available at their hands, the "stress" of the moment appeared to have robbed them of their brains to achieve the goal they were looking for. It won't bother many, but for this reviewer it takes away from the character work they had done in this story.

The VERDICT:

Better than I had anticipated, the Intruder manages to turn back the drama/thriller to an age of character focus instead of scares. Quaid in particular manages to take a simple role and craft it into a villain that you get hooked on watching, while his "prey" are characters with more dimensions and personality proving they aren't just meant for knife and ax fodder. Utilizing the setting and characters well, it's the drama that comes closer to balance than many of the films I review. Yet, the full potential of the characters was not quite reached for this reviewer, falling victim to predictable plots, time restraints, and an ending that again is cliché and more attuned to those wanting to lead with their hearts than heads. Still all in all, it's a movie that at least shows potential for future movies of this category to have a chance at story telling. Worth a trip to the theater? My opinion is no, as this is still a Lifetime film pumped up on budget, but check it out at home viewing.

My scores: Drama/Horror/Mystery: 7.0 Movie Overall: 6.0
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3/10
You've seen this movie many times berfore
bastos18 September 2021
This is just a cliched thriller that you've seen a thousand times before, with absolutely nothing original about it, filled with terrible characters that make terrible decisions all throughout the movie. It has a satisfying conclusion but you have to endure the rest of the movie to get to it. It is very poorly executed and a special mention has to be made about the terrible song choice that plagues the first half of its running time. The only good thing about this trash is that I will not remember it in three days time.
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6/10
Not a bad B movie but clearly made for TV
nathanmcdougle3 May 2019
After watching this movie I am now an even stronger advocate of border security although I'm not sure that was the message this propaganda wanted me to get.

It is deliciously flawed, and predictable, but remained entertaining despite knowing that the actions in no way reflect what someone in real life would do.

Dennis Quaid looked like a 52 year old in prime form; and he was entertaining as he did feats that your average 65 year old grandpa could only dream of doing. If not for him I would have gave it a 3.

Meagan Good was hot AF, hide your wife from your neighbors if she is as naive as this one. That's a harassment or assault case waiting to happen.

But this would have been best suited for direct to video or on skinemax or lifetime
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7/10
Dennis Quaid is on his A game.
trackdudek74 May 2019
He plays the part a little too well. That's a compliment. Creepy factor and tension leaves you thinking and edge of your seat. Music at the beginning and end credits didn't fit.
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