THE INTRUDER (2019)

Dennis Quaid

THE INTRUDER (2019). Director: Deon Taylor. 

An affluent young couple, Scott (Michael Ealy) and Annie (Meagan Good) buy a beautiful estate from the previous owner, a widower named Charlie (Dennis Quaid). Charlie seems more than  helpful at first, but although he was supposed to have moved to Florida, he is always hanging around his old house. Annie feels compassion for the lonely man, but Scott is creeped out by Charlie's actions and is sure he is attracted in an unhealthy fashion to his wife. Then before you can say Cold Creek Manor (a film with a very similar plot in which Quaid played the new owner), violent things begin to happen ... 

Michael Ealy

The Intruder is entertaining enough in a minor fashion and it holds the attention. There are some disquieting moments as well. Ealy, Good and Joseph Sikora as the couple's friend Mike are all effective, but the film is stolen by a dynamic, mesmerizing performance by Dennis Quaid, who slowly unveils the madness while retaining much of the character's casual charm. If there's any problem with the film it's that it holds no surprises and is fairly predictable. Deon Taylor's direction is adequate but the film is by no means a brilliant or sharp suspense film. And let me make it clear that I don't believe there was any political or racist intent in making the main couple black and the villain white, as these characters could have been played by actors of any race. 

Verdict: Perfectly okay for a rainy afternoon but no classic. **1/2.