The indie horror film The Intruders is incredibly dull and monotonous. The story is painfully trite, following a young girl who comes to suspect that there's something strange with the house that. Bonus: Intruders Insider: How Well Do We Know Anyone? August 18, 2014.
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Very “X-Files”-ish in tone (and featuring some prominent alums of that show among its producers), “The Intruders” is another moody, macabre drama that proves too stingy about disgorging its secrets. Adapted from Michael Marshall Smith’s novel, the series involves, as the press notes explain, “a secret society devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others,” without really making clear the rules through two rather violent episodes. Fans of the genre might be more patient about where this serialized story is heading, but those confined to one lifetime should think twice before potentially squandering some of it on this.Set in the Pacific Northwest, this British production has most of its cast adopting Yank accents, presumably for the practical purpose of securing Canadian tax credits. Developed by Glen Morgan (and counting his brother Darin, another “X-Files” veteran, among its producers), the series stars John Simm (the original “Life on Mars”) as Jack Whelan, a former cop turned author whose wife (Mira Sorvino) goes missing, leading him toward this twisted world of the Qui Reverti, who essentially recycle themselves by occupying the forms of others. “Toward” is the operative word here, since after a couple of episodes, Jack seems not much closer to ascertaining what the hell’s happening, despite a friend (“True Detective’s” Tory Kittles) who points him in the direction of a suspicious dual homicide.
TV Review: ‘The Intruders’(Series; BBC America, Sat. 23, 10 p.m.). Production:Filmed in Vancouver by 1213 Prods. In association with BBC Worldwide Prods. Crew:Executive producers, Glen Morgan, Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, Rose Lam; director, Eduardo Sanchez; writer, Glen Morgan; based on the novel by Michael Marshall Smith; camera, Philip Linzey; production designer, Mark Freeborn; editor, Jim Coblentz; music, Bear McCreary; casting, Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein.
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60 MIN. Cast:John Simm, Mira Sorvino, James Frain, Millie Brown, Tory Kittles.
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