Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Intruder’

Written by Scott Edwards

Sometimes celebrations are meant to be shared with many, and sometimes you would rather celebrate alone. There is nothing wrong with either of these choices, it all depends on how you are feeling and if you want to share yourself with others. There are times when you are emotionally drained after a long day and wanting to be alone with a bottle of wine seems like the right idea and that is one that I am all for. Even though your friends want to help you celebrate your next steps in life, you can politely decline to have time to reflect on yourself and your next steps as well. 

Elizabeth has received some of the best news of her life, she has been accepted to the London Philharmonic for the next season. Being a cellist, she never expected this to happen to her, especially with her conductor constantly telling her how much she sucks, but it has happened, and she wants to try and celebrate. But all is not good in her life since she and boyfriend Justin are in a fight over what will happen next in their relationship. Needing a lone weekend out of the public eye to find out what she really wants, Elizabeth decides to hunker down in her place for the weekend to decide on her next steps.

Getting a surprise visit from her friend Marty, Elizabeth is left with a cat to take care of over the weekend as well. But she won't allow that to throw off her good vibes so she goes with it since it will be a good time regardless and she will still in essence, be alone. But all is not good around Elizabeth’s place as there is someone else hiding in the shadows that she does not know about. Sneaking in while she is taking out the garbage, the stranger in the house seems to have sinister intentions for the musician and there is nothing she can do about it. Getting odd feelings that there is someone around, a couple of quick looks over the shoulder satisfy her that there is nobody there, but little does she know that this stranger is keeping a very close eye on her.

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Doing her weekend chores, Elizabeth meets a nice guy named John at the laundromat and the two have a nice little conversation. Wanting to know more about her relationship with Justin, Elizabeth is not willing to get too into what they are fighting about but is pleased to meet another friendly face around the area. Returning home to find Justin doing his own thing, Elizabeth needs to find out what, if anything he will do to try and keep the relationship afloat. But the conversation does not fall on deaf ears as the stranger has been keeping an eye on them both. Not allowing Justin to leave the friendly confines of the house, the stranger kills him and sticks the body underneath the bed. Thinking that everything is fine, Elizabeth continues to enjoy her quiet time at home to wonder what her future has in store for her, but none of the scenarios in her mind involve a stranger that is preparing to kill her.

I really liked the premise of this movie, but when it came to delivering the fear, this film came up short. With the stranger moving around the apartment unnoticed throughout, it was apparent that one of the things that he wanted to do was get caught, but Elizabeth never took notice in any of the things he was doing. Kind of strange how that part of the story went, and while I did not feel menaced by it, I am sure it will plant the seed of something terrible that can happen to people when they're alone for some viewers. Besides that, there were some great shots throughout and a cat that everyone loved, that could not seem to make up its mind if it liked someone or not. Stay Scared.

Five Takeaways

1. When stalking someone in their home, it is always safe to hide in their closet. Nobody ever uses their closet.
2. When stalking someone and you are hungry, eat anything and everything that you want, but make sure you don’t have to go number two, just saying.
3. If you need to go to the bathroom when stalking someone in their house, it is best to pee in the sink, on top of dishes, because that makes a ton of sense.
4. When stalking someone in their house, always be friendly to the animals surrounding them, so they don’t give you away and forget who you are when you are gone for a couple hours.
5. When you are stalking someone in their house and kill somebody, the ideal place to put the body is under the bed.  It won’t stink up the place at all… right?

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