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Movie Reviews of Inside (Unrated Edition)
Movie Review: Own it.
Summary: 5 Stars
Directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo's INSIDE (original title: À L'INTÉRIEUR) has proven once again that if anyone has their mutilated finger pressed firmly to the pulse of horror, it's the French. This scribe hasn't seen anything quite this cinematically dangerous since their countryman Gaspar Noé's gut-punch of a flick IRREVERISIBLE, and like that film, INSIDE proves to be a rollercoaster gone off the gore-drenched rails, as well as a film that, while paying homage to the slasher film, redefines the genre itself. Kudos to LA's Screamfest for helping expose this Euro masterpiece to the U.S. masses.
Written by Bustillo, INSIDE has an opening setup that is familiar enough to horror cineastes: A young married couple are involved in a horrific car accident on a rainy country lane, one which the husband doesn't survive. Four months later, his pregnant widow Sarah (portrayed with astounding commitment by actress and sister-in-law to Johnny Depp Alysson Paradis) is scheduled for induced labor. Still mourning the loss of her husband and in a disconnected emotional state, Sarah decides, much to the chagrin of her mother, to spend Christmas Eve alone in preparation for the following morning's birth. It is here where things shift gears following a simple knock on her door, and while savvy audiences will certainly ascertain the identity of the (soon-to-be malevolent) stranger (this scribe did, even before the visually stunning opening credits rolled by), it's the clever road of carnage leading up to--and after--the reveal that will keep those with strong stomachs in their seats, and perhaps drive those with lesser fortitude to a state of nausea.
Pure and simple, the conceit is that Sarah's visitor wants her unborn baby, and isn't content to wait for its natural birth; the intruder's pair of 10-inch shears prove undeniable testament to that. Portrayed with acute gravity by Beatrice Dalle and billed simply as "La Femme" (a nod to John Carpenter's "The Shape"?), this villainess is an altogether terrifying amalgamation of covetous, bloody and remorseless savagery.
More importantly, both women's emotional states and motivations ring true, and thus so does the narrative. However far Maury, Bustillo and producers Véran Frédiani and Franck Ribière push the envelope (and in fact break it), the proceedings, beyond one or two leaps of logic in the third act, carry the audience along effortlessly. There is something raw, familiar and human here, with each character's respective motivations nuanced and believable, and as a result the already red-lined suspense attains an intensity not seen in many years, with an ending that's entirely unpredictable and unquestionably grim.
Assisting considerably in the tension department are cinematographer Laurent Bares and composer Francois Eudes, who together lend an element of dreadful class to the flick, carrying the audience from the at-first womblike confines of Sarah's home to the charnel house it becomes. Bares channels Carpenter's approach to HALLOWEEN in his framing, utilizing negative space and expressionistic lighting to spectacular effect, while Eudes takes a cue from the minimalist synthesized score of Carpenter's classic and delivers an aural component that is at times lulling and at others entirely unnerving.
As for the carnage on display, makeup FX supervisor Jacques-Olivier Molon and visual FX overseers Rodolphe Guglielmi and Bourdonnay Judikael deliver the goods and then some. A self-induced tracheotomy, a partial decapitation by gunshot, an unsettling homage to David Lynch's BLUE VELVET and various burnings, bludgeonings and stabbings, as well as the pièce de résistance (which I won't give away, and must be seen to be believed) are all delivered with such organic viscera that it's nearly overwhelming. The French have apparently perfected the consistency and palate of stage blood; never before has arterial spray looked so damned...real (which is most likely why Dimension snapped it up for straight-to-DVD release via its genre-centric Extreme imprint; there's no way this flick would garner anything less than an NC-17 from the MPAA).
Vive la France!
See it.
- Sean Decker / Fangoria Magazine
Movie Review: Shocking
Summary: 5 Stars
There's a lot of hype surrounding Inside; people are praising this movie as an instant classic. Going into the movie I wasn't sure what to expect. Most of the time a movie with this much hype almost always fails to deliver. But with Inside this movie is well worth the hype and this will go down as one of the greats of the horror genre.
Since 2000 I think there's been a lot of solid horror flicks and despite being in remake hell there are some solid horror flicks, but with that said there are also many problems with the horror genre. For those sick of the typical Hollywood horror film or the angry spirit movie and for those who want a no holds barred movie with extreme violence and not some watered down product, Inside is the movie for you. This is what the horror genre is all about and this is the type of movie Hollywood is far too afraid to produce. Right not France is red hot in the horror genre, and Inside is a movie that shows us why.
Inside starts off a bit slow, but it's never boring. Though I couldn't help, but think it might be one of those movies with all hype and nothing else. But once the suspense kicks in never once does it let up. This is the type of movie that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very shocker of an ending. After you watch the movie the images will be burnt into your head and it's hard to shake.
The screenplay by Alexandre Bustillo was overall quite solid; it's a straight-forward movie and overall quite simple, but very effective. While the characters aren't all that much developed in a movie like this they didn't have to be. The screenplay works well and is always mostly interesting.
Directors Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, deliver one of the most disturbing movies I have seen in ages. Their scenes are well paced and never lag. Inside is a great movie, but there's nothing really ground-breaking. But despite they very much deliver on the thrills and chills and also deliver on some brutal violence. Most of the movie takes place in a house and never once does it get boring. Bustillo and Maury always keep it interesting and eerie.
What makes this work is you never know what will happen next; Sarah played by Alysson Paradis is pregnant and in most movies a character like her is never in danger due to PC Hollywood. But there is some graphic violence against her through out the movie. It's scenes like this that will shock you and you'll be wondering what the filmmakers will do next. Bustillo & Maury don't play it safe just when you think they won't go there they do. They take it one step further and when they do it really shakes things up and you have no idea what these guys will do in the next scene.
Like I said the characters are all that developed, but in a movie like this they didn't have to be. The fact Sarah is pregnant really raises the stakes and makes her sympathetic right off the bat. Seeing what she goes through is just crazy. And seeing some of the violence against her is cringe worthy. This is something you won't see in American horror. Maybe back in the 70s or 80s, but you'll never see anything like this now.
Beatrice Dalle who played La Femme is one of the scariest and most sadistic characters I have seen in a horror flick in quite sometime. Some people were complaining about a female villain. Well make no mistake woman or not she was damn creepy and easily rates as one of the most sadistic this genre has ever seen.
A lot of people talk about how gory this movie is. Well it is quite gory, but not as much as it's being made out to be. It's just that Inside is so brutally violent that people over-do it with the gore level. This movie is quite extreme in the violence and while there is a whole lot of the red stuff to be found it's not as gory as people say it's just that it's so violent. I recommend this movie to any horror fan that wants something a little more extreme. Inside is a deeply shocking, disturbing and violent movie.
Inside starts off slightly slow, but once it gets going it keeps you on the edge of your seat. The suspense and tension never once lags, it's violent and disturbing with a truly twisted ending. Bustillo & Maury push the envelope one step further than any horror film has done in recent memory.
Movie Review: Another sick & gory ultraviolent terror flick from France!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some time ago I read in a German horror movie magazine about INSIDE (or A l'INTERIEUR in French). The reviewer commented how extreme and tough to watch this film was even for him as seasoned horror vet.
I have to agree with the reviewer in this magazine. INSIDE is unbelieveably sick and gory for a mainstream horror film.
Newspaper photographer Sarah is far advanced in pregnancy, but depressed nonetheless, as her husband was killed in a car crash some months ago. She is about to spend a lonely Christmas Eve at home, when a black clad woman threatens her. Sarah calls the police, who can find no trace of the female intruder. The cops leave and Sarah goes to sleep. Her nightmare is only just beginning, as the black clad intruder returns, hell bent to cut Sarah's baby out of her womb...
I will not go into more detail here, but only assure you that it is highly unlikely that you will get to watch an equally gory and disturbing film anytime soon. The movie is sooo sick it beggars belief. And I am an avid fan of horror and gore, of extreme movies of all kind.
The pregnancy of Sarah adds enormous to the unpleasantness. We even get to see the agony of the fetus in the womb! I have not seen something like that before!
And rarely have I seen such insane bloodshed in a film...
INSIDE is no cheapo direct-to-video trash, where rivers of blood should make up for basement production values and gross splatter special effects are laughable due to lack of funds.
No way. INSIDE is a decently budgeted film with top league actors. Beatrice DALLE who plays the vicous killer is an accomplished actress with starring credits in lots of arthouse movies. She may not be a household name in the United States, but DALLE is well known in Europe.
As for the final plot twist and the female killer's identity and motivation (I won't give it away, so don't worry!) I have to say that it did not really surprise me and I am sure that most viewers will expect something of its kind.
Cinematography and score are exceptional and add enormous to the grim athmosphere. The fact that almost the entire movie (except for the lethal car accident and a few scenes in the hospital at the beginning) takes place in Sarah's house (in just a couple of rooms to be precise) give a tense feeling of hopelessness. The close quarters are very cleverly utilized for maximum shock effect.
INSIDE also has some political subtext (if you will), as there are references to the recent mass riots; the cops who return to Sarah's house to check on her, come with an arrested rioter in tow.
Not just in this regard INSIDE reminds one of FRONTIER(S), the
other extreme French horror film (which also has a pregnant heroine!).
As for special features there is the trailer, which sells the film well, and a making-of. The latter runs about 50 minutes or so. I found it very interesting. Beatrice DALLE, Alysson PARADIS and other actors comment on their respective roles and the shot. Both DALLE and PARADIS come across as very likeable women, who had much fun during filming. Much attention is given to the special effects and how they were accomplished. Almost all of the F/X were physical (makeup, props, etc), thankfully there is very very little of the damned computer effects (just a CGI enhanced shot in the head).
This great terror movie comes with the highest recommendation. One last comment: If you like INSIDE, you have to check out the other recent French terror flick, FRONTIER(S) ! It is more conventional and slightly less gory than INSIDE, and while FRONTIER(S) is not exactly a feel good movie either it is not the relentless nihilistic descent into hell like INSIDE. (I still prefer FRONTIER(S).) Anyway, fans of extreme horror need both!
Movie Review: Outstanding French horror film.
Summary: 5 Stars
I heard about how gory and violent this French horror film was but I had no idea what I was gonna expect while watching Inside and I thought it was absolutely brilliant, finally we get to see a horror flick that pushes the boundaries of onscreen violence and yet still turn out to be great. It is truly one of the most gruesome films I have ever seen, its so over the top that you'll feel shocked afterwards and its guaranteed to get under your skin, it seems like the French have once again triumphed in bringing us yet another gory masterpiece. First it started with High Tension and now we have this great horror/gore flick, both directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury use some great techniques to creep out the audience although there is lots of blood and gore in the film I think they managed to make it look stylish and it looks quite impressive, the special fx looked realistic and gory as hell its almost disturbing (how did they make the huge scissors look like it went through that guy's skull?) and not to mention the great cinematography that makes use of the low light in the house it has a European flair atmosphere, the film has come out more recently and it seems like France knows how to make a proper horror film unlike Hollywood where they usually like recycling the same idiotic ideas over and over again. I consider Inside to be one of my favorite modern horror films along with Frontiers. Sarah played by Alysson Paradis has just suffered through a car accident which killed her husband leaving her pregnant and lonely, four months later she leaves the hospital still feeling a bit depressed and she's one day away from her due date. She enters her house and soon enough she gets terrorised by this insane and psychotic woman who wants to kill her and take her baby, Sarah's maternal instincts start kicking in and she soon starts hiding and locking her self in the bathroom while this other woman starts brutally killing and slashing various people who enter the house including the police. Yep this was a very gory film so if your squeamish about these things then forget it but if your a gorehound then you'll love it, theres this one scene where a guy gets viciously stabbed in his crotch and theres lots of blood being sprayed all over the place yes very nice! its like watching a modern Lucio Fulci flick only with better acting and great production values. The premise might be simple and there were a few plotholes but the way the film was set up was fantastic, I must admit that it made me cringe a few times and I'm a hardcore horror fan. The story was pretty good and kept simple pregnant woman in peril fighting for her life and defending herself from this mysterious woman, as soon as the mysterious and psychotic woman's (Beatrice Dalle) intention is revealed you wouldn't care cause the bloody finale was quite shocking. It takes its inspiration from High Tension and is possibly one of the goriest films I've seen so far and it was absolutely brilliant, yes indeed we need more of these disturbing and shocking gore flicks just as long as they are nicely made like this one oh and make sure you get the unrated edition since there was another cut edition that was released so be careful, I highly recommend this to true horror fans.Movie Review: Inside
Summary: 5 Stars
Inside is the story of Sarah, a young woman who on Christmas Eve is expecting her first child. Unfortunately Sarah isn't too happy in the circumstances as a four months earlier she was behind the wheel of her car with her boyfriend when she struck another. She survived with the baby, but unfortunately her boyfriend died. Now months later she's depressed with a bun in the oven. She avoids her supportive mother, gets encouragement from her boss then goes home to spend her last night alone in her home. Unfortunately hours later a woman acting weirdly shows up at her door saying strange things that disturb her. She scares her and brings attention to the police and then settles back down thinking things are alright. Of course this being a horror movie things are very far from alright and later the woman returns brandishing a big pair of shears to cut the baby out of Sarahs stomach. Things don't work out as planned and Sarah is locked in a bathroom while the woman taunts her from outside in the house. Soon people show up to help her and things happen. Horribly violent things.
I had heard a lot of things about Inside before seeing it. Its been called brutal and disturbing which it is. Some said it depended mainly on the killing not interested in a story which in a way it does. But to me I have to admit that this is one of the most brilliant horror films I've seen since catching Audition years ago on cable. It deserves all the praise it gets and to me was leagues better than both Them or Haute Tension. It doesn't sell the story short with characters developed but mostly playing it for the situation. As the first victims fall to the female (only credited as La Femme) suspense is built up raising tension in the film and actually creating something many horror films don't seem to rely on, actual tension over violence (though like I said thats there as well). The kills are brutal, violent and definitely bloody (this is the first film in a long time that earns its ultraviolent tag) but never sicken in the way they should never making them feel exploitative. And the end is beatifully nihlistic in its tone earning its disturbing finale.
Its a well made horror film that does what rarely happens and actually creates a scary picture. The gore is incredibly well done (more blood flows here than on a Lone Wolf and Cub picture) and the acting is great from Allyson Paradis as Sarah to Beatrice Dalle as La Femme. And the directors do use little techniques to disturb and freak out their viewer (I like one killing that is sad but theres a more disturbing one involving a character who shouldn't be in the situation being cooed by La Femme before being impaled in the head and played with as he dies). This is one of the best horror films I've seen in years. Check it out if you have the heart for it.