"Madelaine Petsch finishes out her sentence as Maya, who, after the events of Chapter 2, finds herself hiding from murderous Venus locals with smiley face tattoos. As the film reveals, all of Venus' disappearances revolve around Sheriff Rotter (Richard Brake), who steps in to handle Maya. There's also the shady alcoholic George (Gabriel Basso), one of the tatted miscreants, lurking around. Maya's sister is on the way, so all she has to do is hold out until rescue arrives, which goes frustratingly, stupidly wrong."
"Where the last film is a blight on the original's legacy, Chapter 3 is an unwatchable embarrassment that could end careers. It's so bad that Bertino should be able to sue for damages to The Strangers' reputation. The only impressive quality about Chapter 3 is the amateurish ineptitude of every aspect on screen. Nothing works for 90 excruciating minutes. We're held hostage by a sauceless, tension-devoid, wet fart of an outro with less propulsion than a pedal-less paddleboat."
The Strangers - Chapter 3 concludes the trilogy with Madelaine Petsch as Maya, who hides from Venus locals bearing smiley-face tattoos while Sheriff Rotter and a shady alcoholic named George shape the danger. The screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland relies on clichés and half-formed ideas, sapping tension and propulsion. Direction and production feel amateurish and inept, leaving ninety minutes without effective scares or suspense. The film undermines the original concept and damages the series' reputation through poor plotting, weak character decisions, and a finale that feels stagnant, tensionless, and incompetently executed.
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