This British Netflix social thriller starts with a young woman with money troubles walking away from her entire life; 'Years Later' we catch up with her in a new identity, having a fabulous upper-middle-class life - nice house, nice car, ideal family, community respect, deputy head in a very successful private school - but slowly she starts to lose control over her perfectly constructed world as the past shockingly catches up with her. The film is subsequently split into two further sections that take the viewer back over recent events from different points of view and showing the aftermath of the big revelation before everything collides in an uncomfortable finale. There are generally solid performances, particularly from Ashley Madekwe in the lead role and Jorden Myrie (who is clearly an actor with a future to watch). With its deliberately potent mix of gender and racial issues, The Strays proves to be a capable family-themed thriller which all leads to a rather familiar home-invasion conclusion (with a strong echo of Jordan Peele) that nevertheless keeps the viewer guessing to the end.
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