▁the ▁film , ▁writing ▁“ As ide ▁from ▁the ▁quick ▁setup ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁targets , ▁The ▁Str angers : ▁Pre y ▁at ▁Night ▁really ▁is ▁a ▁non stop ▁thr ill ▁ride . ▁I ▁know ▁it ’ s ▁a ▁cl ich é , ▁but ▁sometimes ▁you ’ ve ▁just ▁got ▁to ▁call ▁it ▁as ▁you ▁see ▁it . ▁I ▁was ▁breath less ▁from ▁start ▁to ▁finish . ▁K ud os ▁to ▁Roberts ▁on ▁his ▁best ▁movie ▁yet ! ▁He ▁was ▁wise ▁to ▁amp ▁up ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁with ▁a ▁kick - ass ▁original ▁score ▁and ▁f law less ▁cinemat ography ." ▁ ▁Gl enn ▁Ken ny ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁and ▁compared ▁sequences ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁Lu cio ▁Ful ci ' s ▁Z omb i ▁and ▁the ▁slash er ▁film ▁The ▁M util ator , ▁adding : ▁" If ▁you ▁recognize ▁those ▁films , ▁you ▁might ▁find ▁yourself ▁m ild ly ▁di vert ed ▁by ▁this ▁t aw d ry , ▁occasionally ▁effective ▁shock - d elivery ▁device . ▁Watch ing ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁demonstr ative ▁crowd ▁in ▁a ▁Times ▁Square ▁the ater ▁proved ▁to ▁this ▁former ▁gr ind house ▁dev ote e ▁that ▁sometimes ▁you ▁can ▁go ▁home ▁again , ▁at ▁least ▁moment arily . ▁That ▁said , ▁the ▁movie ’ s ▁lud ic r ously ▁drawn - out ▁finale ▁sa pped ▁the ▁good ▁will ▁out ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁my ▁fellow ▁audience ▁members ." ▁Kim ber ▁My ers ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁also ▁gave