Synopsis: A young man returns home from military school and finds his mother getting remarried to a new man, the young man suspects that there is something not right about this new man.Review: This is a watchable thriller remake. Great performances, and there is also some unique great camerawork here from time to time. The majority of this movie is a straight up thriller, there are a few elements of creepiness, example the scene where the stepfather murders the old lady (that scene was cold due to there being no film score at all for that scene) and frankly that scene was unwatchable, it is actually a very upsetting scene, i think because the lady was old and couldn't really defend herself or even be able to attempt to.The Stepfather is an unpredictable thriller that is never boring, what more can i say - if you like thrillers watch or re-watch this. I recommend skipping the original because that version is unwatchable, and watch this remake instead.

Of all the films to remake The Stepfather (1987) starring the excellent Terry O'Quinn seems like a really peculiar choice.I personally enjoyed the original and to an extent its two sequels but went into this assuming the worst. I felt like it would miss the point of the original and overly gloss it with Hollywood sparkle.Well, it's somewhere inbetween. The Stepfather is a bigger budget version of essentially the same tale, but simply not done as well. So it looks all pretty pretty but doesn't have the same impact that Terry O'Quinn provided.As a thriller this is passable, just try to forget that its a remake and don't compare it to the superior original.Dylan Walsh is okay in the role and the film also includes a young Amber Heard on the upswing of her career.Watchable stuff, but it simply didn't need making.The Good: Surprisingly excellent soundtrack Passable performances The Bad: The whole thing feels so unnecessary Not as good as the originalThings I Learnt From This Movie: We shouldn't live in a world where we need to background check potential partners, but we probably should

a correct remake. not brilliant but interesting for right dose of ingredients, for the performances and script, for the art to remind old fashion thrillers and for the science to explore the details in decent manner. the theme is generous and the film has the basic virtue to be a decent exercise for an interesting thriller. and that is the good point for enjoy it. because, different by many other thrillers of the day, it use the fascination and not the blood for build a story who seems be far to be special, almost credible. a film about the meetings and clashes. and about family. short, one of films who are far to be real bad . or boring.

The stepfather is just a bad movie. I mean that's basically the majority of my review haha, it is a poorly written, poorly acted, and poorly filmed movie that does nothing to thrill, excite, and interest the audience at all. I have not seen the 1980s movie that this one remakes, but I'm sure it's better than this mess. The only thing I really liked about this film was Penn Badgley, and his many shirtless scenes haha. Penn wasn't horrible in his character, he just wasn't that great either. He was good eye candy though, especially since the rest of the movie was crap. Dylan Walsh was just so so, nothing special, and I personally didn't think he was nearly creepy or threatening enough. The dialogue is just a bunch of recycled extremely clichéd lines thrown together. The action scenes are not that thrilling or scary. 2/10, would've had a 1 without Penn Badgley lol.