Select the department you want to search in. The end does not always justify the means. Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020. Karen is 8-years old and "every day, she passes this store with the wonderful candy counter." The Strange Ones Breakdown Sam lives with his father, Robert. ‘The Strange Ones’: Film Review. It became one of those favourite books that I recommended to everyone who would listen. This 2010s drama film–related article is a stub. Read more. I don't think this is a movie about a pedophile and/or child molester. A road trip movie, of sorts, The Strange Ones follows Nick (Alex Pettyfer) and Sam (James Freedson-Jackson) as they hop from place to place, trying to stay under the radar. Think of the saying "No good deed goes unpunished". It's about a teenage boy infatuated and/or in love with this neighbor (Nick, Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018. Not even 15 when The Strange Ones was shot, the actor turns Sam's fleeting youth into an existential horror, his glare piercing into everything and everyone he sees. The two are running away from something but it's not clear what that something is. 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. If you've done any research about this movie, you will come across many reviews claiming this movie is about a sexually abused young teen boy Sam and his mid-twenties neighbour Nick (the predator). The Strange Ones is a solid movie on first watch that becomes a seriously good movie on second watch. Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. When the credits roll, it resonates. You wonder if anybody would have ever put up the money for this, post-Weinstein, post-Spacey. Très bien filmé et magnifiquement interprété par les deux acteurs principaux. Un scénario totalement surprenant. Reviewed in France on May 7, 2019. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. But in the case of Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, their 14-minute short The Strange Ones (from 2011) has the impact of a stand-alone work of art, while the 81-minute feature, which made the festival circuit last year and is just now being released, feels more like the show-off calling card. Report abuse. A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. I had tried finding another but no luck until a few years ago. A house fire sends a teenage boy, Sam, and a twenty-something man, Nick, on a road trip across rural America. "The Strange Ones" follows the grand tradition of many other Sid Davis movies. But Sam’s father is never around because he works the night shift. The Strange Ones. It is not. from The Strange Ones Plus . The Strange One (1957), a psychological drama about military school mores and veiled homosexuality, was promoted as the first picture shot entirely by a cast and crew from New York's the Actors Studio, and the connection shows. 1,541 likes. As they head to a location where Nick believes they can both find a second chance, they tell people at diners and rest stops that they're brothers Nick and Jeremiah and on a vacation. The ending and its revelations are a real kicker (NO Spoilers here) and tell us much about human behavior and the times we live in. Written and Directed by Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein. Has JF-J been kidnapped? It was directed by Jack Garfein, produced by Sam Spiegel, and was adapted from a novel and stage play by Calder Willingham called End as a Man. It was an okay movie, we know why they call it the strange ones. Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein are award-winning filmmakers based in New York, whose short films - including The Strange Ones, Jonathan’s Chest,… The two protagonists are played by cute Briton Alex Pettyfer and a taciturn, sensitive-looking young actor. The Strange Ones: Conclusion. But then without warning, Karen accepts candy from a stranger (really!) Directed by Jack Garfein. The Strange Ones. The Strange Ones revolves around a pair of brothers on a road trip. "The Strange Ones Review: Malick Meets Tarkovsky in SXSW 2017 Film", "Cannes: Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV Nab Alex Pettyfer Film 'Strange Ones' (Exclusive)", "Alex Pettyfer's The Strange Ones trailer debuts", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Strange_Ones&oldid=998058556, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 January 2021, at 16:33. The Strange One is a 1957 American film noir about students faced with an ethical dilemma in a military college in the Southern United States. It is a truly sad movie, but the acting, dialogue, filming is flawless. Directed by Christopher Radcliff, Lauren Wolkstein. What seems to be a draggy film with no real rationale is suddenly transformed in an unexpected way into a rather gripping tale. "The Strange Ones" is an assured movie that makes a number of big, bold choices with confidence (such as the card-shuffling editing, also by the directors, and the decision to break the story into neatly delineated halves that could be titled " The Incident " and "The Aftermath"). I invite you to look deeper and watch for the clues that tell the true story. Pettyfer gives an expressionless (in face and intonation) performance; I believe he came to fame as a very cute and athletic child/teenage actor in the UK, and his roles have mostly played to his good looks (Magic Mike, Beastly...) He seems to have run into a professional wall in Hollywood of late as he ages. and follows the stranger into a car. Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. Nick is not a child molester (as some reviews point out) and only seeks to help the boy after he murders the father. [3] The film was released on DirecTV on December 7, 2017, before being released on video on demand and in theaters on January 5, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment. 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. For more info: news.thestrangeones.com AP is a thirty-something adult traveling cross country with his young teenage charge JF-J. The film stars Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Gene Jones, Owen Campbell, and Tobias Campbell, and was released on DirecTV on December 7, 2017, before being released on video on demand and in theaters on January 5, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment. A chaque image le doute s'installe sur la relation réelle entre les deux personnages principaux. It's clear early on (the motels scenes) that Sam or "Jeremiah" as he tells some people (played effortlessly by James Freedson-Jackson) is clearly in love with Nick or crushing on him. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017. In 2001 Alex and Derek King (eleven and twelve years old) bludgeoned to death their father, Terry with a baseball bat. One must be patient with this movie. The Strange Ones (130) IMDb 5.1 1 h 21 min 2018 X-Ray R Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. With Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Peter Mark Richman, Arthur Storch. 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