▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁“ ... although ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁as ▁sl im ▁and ▁poor ly ▁bal anced ▁as ▁a ▁cheap ▁kn ife , ▁The ▁Str angers : ▁Pre y ▁at ▁Night ▁is ▁a ▁sty lish ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁throw back ▁that ▁pack s ▁plenty ▁of ▁terror ▁into ▁its ▁short ▁running ▁time . ▁This ▁isn ' t ▁a ▁horror ▁movie ▁that ▁will ▁take ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁your ▁night mar es ▁for ▁weeks , ▁but ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁solid ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁original ▁The ▁Str angers ▁is ▁non eth eless ▁just ▁as ▁effective ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁term ▁as ▁its ▁well - made ▁counter parts ”. ▁O wen ▁G le iber man , ▁writing ▁for ▁Vari ety , ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" F rid ay ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁with ▁four ▁vict ims ▁and ▁three ▁J asons ... ▁[ it ' s ] ▁sh am eless ▁in ▁its ▁bl unt ly ▁mis anth rop ic ▁family - of - l amb s - to - the - s la ugh ter ▁violence , ▁its ▁bl it he ▁dep rav ity ▁that ’ s ▁more ▁fet ish ized ▁than ▁felt . ▁It ▁doesn ’ t ▁take ▁much , ▁though — as ▁it ▁didn ’ t ▁in ▁the ▁’ 8 0 s — to ▁create ▁a ▁one - week end ▁horror ▁hit ." ▁ ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁Benjamin ▁Lee ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁rating ▁the ▁film ▁ 2 /