The Stray

The Stray is one of those movies we are tempted to turn off in the first few minutes. The story gets off to a murky start and the direction is uninspired. Yet, as the pace builds, so does the tension and we begin to care just a little more. By that time we are hooked, and too much of the running time has elapsed to give up.

Michael Madsen plays the boyfriend of Angie Everhart, a beautiful and successful restaurant owner who "mistakenly" hits a seeming drifter on her way to work. This drifter winds up staying on the premises of Everhart's house where he begins to meddle and then wreak havoc on her and her boyfriend's lives.

The plot does not break the barriers of originality. It reminds us of Fatal Attraction and perhaps a host of lesser derivatives that followed. Yet, the effectiveness of the movie lies in its mounting tension. There is also a nice chase scene at the beginning and other well directed scenes of terror. Beyond that, The Stray is a competent "B" movie thriller, one that holds its own opposite a dozen other less known or unknown movies on any given cable movie channel.

First off, on the box art for "The Stray" it has a clean shaven Michael Madsen on the cover, but really he has a beard. This is not an action movie. This is a drama\mystery. Madsen can easily carry a movie with the right material. He does a good job here as Ben. Angie Everhart looks pretty, and she has some acting chops. The plot is about Everhart running over a drifter and wanting to help him recover from his wounds. Usually PM entertainment makes action films but this I think is their first drama. They pull it off with ease. There are some action scenes, but they are just forced in there, so you won't fall asleep. The bike chase was exciting though. If you see it at a video store, give it chance, you probably won't be disappointed.

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This is a great movie. It has great acting. It also has a great story line. It also has great special effects. This is not a 4.4. That is underrating it. This is a 10. It is really scary. See it. It is better then The silences of the lambs. The silences the lambs is just overrated. If you want to see something really scary. See this movie. It is one of the best horror movies of all time. It is one of the scariest movies I have seen. See this movie. It is a lot better then Saw. Saw is overrated. This a very scary movie. If it does not scary you then no movie will.

I saw this movie on The Movie Channel late one night a few years and although I expected far worse from a movie starring Angie Everhart and Michael Madsen, it was still a bad flick. I saw it 3AM and it seemed like perfect for that hour of the night, I saw parts of it again later and it was almost unwatchable. The movie starts off great, but ends up going downhill after 45 minutes or so. The main reason if you are a guy to see the movie is Angie Everhart. Other than that, it has nothing going for it. It's an okay thriller for its genre (direct-to-video and made-for-cable) yet a forgettable one. The somewhat intriguing premise is let down by poor writing and lackluster directing Perhaps another rewrite before shooting began could have made this movie something better. 3/10

The Stray is a good action thriller and i don't understand why all the bad comments are made about it. OK, so it may not have as much action as Die Hard or be as mysterious as Mystic River, but if you want a movie you can munch popcorn to and be at the edge of your seat, this is the movie for you! Michael Madsen has stunning performances in it, as well as the rest of the crew! This is basically a mysterious/action/thriller that boys will love because of the action and girls will love because of.. well, Michael Madsen! If you are very impatient, however, and like stories to start straight away, without not tensity, then better give this a miss and rent out Jackie Brown..