![]() Sexual Content: A married couple is shown in a kissing passionately while clad only in underwear several times. An individual is struck in the face with a baseball bat. A person is struck in the head with a bottle. An individual is thrown off of a second floor balcony in a house. There are several instances of hand-to-hand fighting. Someone is killed with a shotgun, although the actual killing occurs offscreen. A person is struck in the midsection with an axe. ![]() An individual commits suicide offscreen, although some blood is shown. A character is struck in the head with an empty wine bottle. Violence: A deer is shot, and then cleaned. Why is The Intruder rated PG-13? The Intruder is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for violence, terror, some sexuality, language and thematic elements. Starring Meagan Good, Dennis Quaid, and Michael Ealy. If you’re looking to have a good time with Dennis Quaid, this might be your kind of show. If you’re looking for scares or quality film-making, look elsewhere. Frankly, the only thing saving it from being a total waste of time is Dennis Quaid’s high-key crazy, set-chewing performance. With its obvious and overdone plot and its complete lack of subtlety, it’s never going to be a great movie. The sexual content sounds pretty gross, and the attempted sexual assault is certainly wince-inducing, but the other instances of sex are mostly make-out sessions between a married couple.ĭespite its comparatively mild content, The Intruder isn’t a particularly good example of the horror/thriller genre. With maybe a dozen total profanities and little explicit violence, this thriller isn’t actually terribly unsettling. That said, for a film in this genre, the PG-13 rating does indicate that some of these issues have been toned down. Obviously, this is not a film suitable for young children or teens, thanks to its poor grades in sexual content, violence, and profanity. Clocking in at just over an hour and a half, and with brisk pacing throughout, The Intruder manages not to outstay its welcome. Which is a really fun thing to watch, even if it makes the plot a touch more unpredictable (I mean, come on - would you buy a house from a man who shoots a deer two feet away from you at your first meeting?) The other advantage this movie has is its brevity. Do not expect any kind of subtlety or nuance here: Quaid is rocking at least a 75% Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson’s role in The Shining)the entire time. On the plus side, the film manages to be pretty fun for the sole reason that Dennis Quaid has taken his role and cranked it up to eleven. While the score does a respectable job of amplifying the horror in the film, the rest of the soundtrack seems limited primarily to pop hits which sound strangely out of context in the quaint country home. The soundtrack is also flawed in that it’s frequently at odds with the setting and tone of the movie. Not only is it predictable, it feels exaggerated almost to the point of satire. Indeed, much of the plot can be forecast twenty minutes in advance, which is not a good trait in a thriller. The Intruder suffers from that near-epidemic Hollywood ailment - a formulaic story with little room for excitement or surprise. Charlie is, in fact, unwilling to give up on anything he wants, and can be dangerous when he doesn’t get it… Shortly after moving in, however, Scott and Annie realize that Charlie seems unwilling to leave the property alone. The owner, Charlie (Dennis Quaid) is a little unusual, but is very motivated to sell the house to the young couple. When Scott (Michael Ealy) and his wife Annie (Meagan Good) decide to move out of the big city, they find a charming home in California’s Napa Valley.
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