The Strange Ones is a strange film, it tells the story of a man and a boy travelling across country and the secrets they hold.Thing is everything is so vague, pretty much everything is open to interpretation and the whole thing is about as interesting as reading the back of a tin of beans and half as exciting.All the way through I was thinking to myself that it was building to something, it'll have a payoff but it didn't it really really didn't.Lifeless, unforgivably dull and with a story that partially makes no sense and partially just isn't very good.I very rarely give movies a 1/10, it suggests a film is devoid of any redeeming features but that's exactly what we have here. It's been a while since I've watched a movie so deserving!The Strange Ones is a remake of a short film created by the same people. I can't imagine the short is much better but can confidently say it won't be any worse.The Good:Nothing, nada and/or zipThe Bad:Goes nowhereServes no purposeUncannily disturbing Things I Learnt From This Movie:They'll give awards out for ruddy anything these daysI don't blame the cup for leaving, I'd have too

It's an nuanced and artful indie movie with a great atmosphere of paranoia !

A typical story about child molestation and abduction with a twist of Stockholm Syndrome. It seemed really easy to follow with no true twists or turns. The acting was great by everyone in the movie, the ending was predictable and if the watcher pays attention to the pool scene they will understand or at least puzzle together the ending beforehand. The short with the same title is a bit more easier to follow with slight changes/differences (kid supposedly has concerned parents). Ultimately, the movie closes the ideas presented and the ending is as expected. We recommend this movie for people to have patience to watch. We turned away more than once and we were able to follow the movie. Comes to mind (for movie not short): "What would you do for love?" Have Fun...

(No spoilers -- this is intended to be vague because you really want to watch this one and get your perspective from it)I know the critics seem to be heavy on this one and many who have reviewed this movie either love it or somewhat don't know what to say. Let me help those who would rather watch movies with not so easy plots and scene sequences to guide you through the story/narrative. I will start by saying this movie hits well on mystery and/or unanswered questions. If you want the normal thrills that easily hand you the plot from start to finish you will probably not take so well to this one. I love the beautiful scenes of somber to horrific type footage. The story and plot was woven into those scenes very methodically so to not give you a linear way of grasping the whole of the movie. They should make more like this. The directors and actors were on point. Casting could NOT have been better....no big time stars to overshadow the story -- just some good old original creativity. Watch this movie with your mind on...not off.