Synopsis
Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?
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Cast
- Penn BadgleyMichael Harding
- Dylan WalshDavid Harris
- Sela WardSusan Harding
- Amber HeardKelly Porter
- Deirdre LovejoyDetective Tylar
- Marcuis HarrisDetective Shay
- Sherry StringfieldLeah
- Nancy Linehan CharlesMrs. Cutter
- Blue DeckertCaptain Mackie
- Paige TurcoJackie Kerns
Recommandations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Tthe film is all of a piece, a handsome, thoughtfully crafted production that generates a mounting terror securely anchored by assured performances, consistent psychological persuasiveness and believable dialogue. What's most chilling about The Stepfather is that it was inspired by an actual incident in New Jersey in 1971. - 60
Variety
McCormick's Stepfather boasts a decent script by J.S. Cardone, but it seems to have been made in a bubble, as if nothing had transpired in the world of slasher/horror since the late Donald Westlake ("The Grifters") wrote the much-respected original. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The trouble with the movie, apart from its rather monotonous dourness of tone, is that everyone in the family, especially the reformed-delinquent high school son (Penn Badgley), comes off as tougher, smarter, and quicker on the draw than the stepfather who's supposed to be outfoxing them. - 50
Boston Globe
As such things go, it’s not bad: slick and proficient, The Stepfather 2.0 gets the adrenaline pumping, but the original has the brains. - 50
Chicago Reader
Whereas the 1987 horror hit The Stepfather was top-notch drive-in fare, this perfunctory retread had a tame, made-for-TV feel. - 50
The New York Times
A clumsy remake of the 1987 cult thriller. - 50
L.A. Weekly
The kickoff is good -- the finale effectively literalizes the expression “broken home” -- but director Nelson McCormick doesn’t keep things “taut” in between. Rather than do scenes right the first time, he tends to déjà vu them (this usually involves Amber Heard, wearing not-too-much). - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
This remake turns a fondly remembered horror/thriller into a mild and tedious suspense film.
