Bad guy kills victim. OR Victim turns tables and gets revenge on bad guy.
Those are the two acceptable plots in a stalker/killer/home invasion movie. But Intruder does it different. The stalker breaks in, and doesn't do anything. He arranges flowers when the lady isn't looking. He orders lunch across the street. He pets the cat. And the worst part is that the audience is subjected to this nonsense over the course of several days, not just one scary night. That part is bad enough, but now we get to the victim herself. She starts off dumping her boyfriend and won't take his phone calls. Good!
She has courage and conviction and won't be gullible. Then the bf shows up, sneaks in, appears naked before her, and she willingly sleeps with him. That's the way to show him you're serious about dumping him! Next day, they have the stereotypical fight about he wants to do some agriculture project and she wants to go to London...which one is going to give up their ambition for the other? Neither. Then she invites him over for more sex that night. Then she speaks to her boss about possibly not going to London. (Yes, after promising herself that she won't take her boyfriend back and promising herself that she'd go to London, she then sleeps with the guy, invites him back for more, and then doesn't care about London anymore). Way to stick to your plans!
Those are the two acceptable plots in a stalker/killer/home invasion movie. But Intruder does it different. The stalker breaks in, and doesn't do anything. He arranges flowers when the lady isn't looking. He orders lunch across the street. He pets the cat. And the worst part is that the audience is subjected to this nonsense over the course of several days, not just one scary night. That part is bad enough, but now we get to the victim herself. She starts off dumping her boyfriend and won't take his phone calls. Good!
She has courage and conviction and won't be gullible. Then the bf shows up, sneaks in, appears naked before her, and she willingly sleeps with him. That's the way to show him you're serious about dumping him! Next day, they have the stereotypical fight about he wants to do some agriculture project and she wants to go to London...which one is going to give up their ambition for the other? Neither. Then she invites him over for more sex that night. Then she speaks to her boss about possibly not going to London. (Yes, after promising herself that she won't take her boyfriend back and promising herself that she'd go to London, she then sleeps with the guy, invites him back for more, and then doesn't care about London anymore). Way to stick to your plans!