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Movie Reviews of Inside (Unrated Edition)
Movie Review: Absolutely brutal
Summary: 5 Stars
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À l'intérieur (2007/8)
'À l'intérieur' is the much-talked-about release from first-time writer/director Alexandre Bustillo (the man behind the upcoming 2009 'Hellraiser' reboot). The film, a brutal one to say the least, focuses on a pregnant woman who becomes the subject of a mysterious and violent stalker. Moving from a startling open scene with a violently damaged foetus to a rather bloody mess of a fatal car accident which seriously injures our star, Sarah (played by Alysson Paradis, sister of Johnny Depp's partner, Vanessa) and kills the father, Matthieu (Jean-Baptiste Tabourin).
The actual plot starts four months later (which seems a bit surprising as Sarah's baby bump was already looking like a baby hill at the time of the wreck, and she's just now arriving near her due date). The disturbed Sarah, an action photographer for the local journal, suffers from some seriously odd dreams involving vomiting up copious amounts of some milky substance, CGI black cats and birthing her child, err, incorrectly . It's after one of these nightmares that Sarah meets the terrifying Femme (Béatrice Dalle) at her, Sarah's, front door. Sarah, perturbed by the oddities of the meeting and La Femme's resistance to leave, phones the police. Here, we learn one important thing: French police ACTUALLY care! In most American films (and real-life situations), a late-night distress call about a nuisance at your door would usually result in one officer driving by the house hours too late. In France, however, three cops arrive quickly, do a full check of the premises, AND a follow up. Now THAT is civil service! Unfortunately for Sarah, however, this fine police work doesn't stop La Femme from a series of gruesome attacks on Sarah, her unborn child, and a couple more people (and animals) she holds dear to her. The film continues on for the majority like that. . . torture, attacks, and lots of blood. And, while it sounds like 90% of horror films from the past few years, it's not. At all. There's something special about this one.
For a film that primarily takes place in three rooms of one house, À l'intérieur is one of the most powerful and disturbing films to come along in a long, long time. It's only made more intense by some fantastic acting by victim (Alysson Paradis) and attacker (Béatrice Dalle) and some very realistic gore. . . not to mention one of the most fantastically insane and cringe-inducing endings in cinematic history.
All horror filmmakers and fans looking for the perfect way to make a modern torture or vengeance film should study this one intently, because this is as close as you'll find. . .
Final Verdict: 9.5/10.
Movie Review: Can they do that on film?
Summary: 5 Stars
People have wondered lately what's happened to Europe and horror? Well, wonder no more. Here it is! This French-made film may be one of the most horrifying and frightening films to come along in a great while. Be warned, if you haven't seen Asian extreme films, you may be turned off by this film. After watching this you'll feel like you were hit over the head by a brick.
The film starts out with a pregnant woman having been widowed after a horrible car accident. Her unborn child in a sense becomes the memory of her husband, marriage, and dreams. So though a fighter, there is a sadness around her and her life. With the setup in place the story begins. One random evening she's at home watching television and suddenly she gets an unexpected knock on the door.
What we get seems to be just another take of the alone-at-home-at-night film. But what it turns out to be is so much more. And when I say this I mean a whole lot more. This may be one of the most frightening films ever. Here we have a protagonist who we absolutely care for placed into a dire situation that no one could ever imagine. The screenplay and directing absolutely has the audience completely fond of the main character and her predicament.
The antagonist is one of the most memorable in some time. First, it is a woman. Second, the motivation behind what she has planned is a mystery. Third, her intensity to get what she wants is spectacular; there's one thing on her mind and nothing is going to stop her. Topping this, the second antagonist of the film, Murphy's Law (bad luck itself), keep happening to our heroine and in such a realistic and valid way (you won't find any contrived cellphones not working out of the blue or cars not starting here).
Though this film is absolutely a gem filled with fear and terror, it is not perfect. One character's pre-death scene is absolutely silly when this individual hasn't died right away. The character's trajedy instead seems too much like B-movie nonsense. This though can be overlooked since what we have is a tight little horror film great for Halloween! For the two main leads, both beautiful woman (the antagonist is a former model and very famous in France), there are no gratuitous (or non-gratuitous) nude scenes in this film, something that is usually expected by the horror crowd but shouldn't worry anyone wanting to see this great film.
Last note of interest to any viewer: the DVD extras are great. There are some great interviews with those involved with the film.
Movie Review: If You Can Stand the Gore, A Truely Great Horror Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I just watched this film recently and, as a well-seasoned horror fan, I think that this film must go on my list of the best horror films that I have ever seen. It is a truely powerful film, but it may not be for you if you are squemish about realistic gore. There's plently of it in this film. The filmmakers have sucessfully combined prosthetics and CGI to produce some of the most realistic gore that I have ever seen.
I don't want to reveal too much. To put it simply, this film is the struggle of a pregnant mother on the night (Christmas Eve) before she is about to give birth and a woman that will do anything, and I do mean anything, to take the child for herself and she is not going to wait for the baby to be born in any natural or regular fashion. Anyone who trys to stop this woman faces the wrath of someone for whom there is no compromise or reasoning. The reason why the woman wants this specific child so badly is revealed in a surprising and enlightening twist at the end of the film. I'll say no more about the plot.
The blood flows thick in this film, literally, and it is unfortunate that this may turn some people away because the two lead actresses, Beatrice Dalle and Alysson Paradis, both turn in excellent, powerful performances. I don't know too much about French films or actors, but apparently these two actresses are seasoned, well-known actresses and the fact that they both agreed to appear in such an extreme horror film speaks volumes for the quality of the screenplay and that quality is well realized in the film itself.
I've seen many gory horror films, and perhaps I am somewhat jaded about gore, but, to me, this film is one of the few I have seen with a large quantity of gore where I felt that the gore was not, to some extent or in some instances, more extreme than necessary. The gore in the film is exactly what is necessary to convey the extremity, the instensity, and the absolute horror of the situation. I congratulate the filmmakers on achieving this balance and on creating such a fine film.
I really regret that the gore in this film may turn some away because, in a time that produces far too many films not worth watching, this is one film definitely worth seeing. Even if you are squemish about gore, consider watching this film anyway if you like powerful stories, excellent performances, and just-plain-good filmmaking. You can always close your eyes during the bloody bits.
Movie Review: Best Horror Movie of the Year!
Summary: 5 Stars
Forget that, Inside is one of the best horror film of the decade! And certainly one of the best horror films of all time! I picked it up after seeing an ad online, and I was not disappointed at all. From the moment the film starts, your almost on the edge of your seat anticipating the action. And once 'la Femme' shows up... well, things only get more interesting from that point on.
It's a little hard to review horror movies, especially for those who have never seen them, without giving too much plot away, but here we go... The film focuses on Sarah Scaragato, a nine month pregnant journalist who is about to give birth, and her terrifying female stalker who, for some reason wants to cut her open and take her child. With very nasty looking shears. The intensity and horror don't let up for a second either. As various people come to help or check up on Ms. Scaragato, they wind up being killed and/or mutilated by 'la Femme' in various gruesome ways. Yes, a fair word of warning to the squeamish here, there is alot of blood, gore and graphic violence included on this movie, but really they couldn't have done it any other way. It's all quite appropriate to the plot... but no less horrific because of it. And the ending was perfect. I didn't like it, but there was no other way they COULD have ended it. Absolutely brilliant.
On the technical side of things, it was a great movie in general. Alysson Paradis did an excellent job as Sarah, and you really feel for her character. She was cute too... I would definitely like to see her in more stuff. Even the scenes that take place in poorly lit areas were quite well done. The blood, the violence... all of it was scary because it was so believable. I loved it! And it managed to maintain a very strong French character throughout, which is appropriate I suppose, seeing as how it was a French production (and yes, the French culture is very distinctive, even if you can't quite put your finger down on what defines it exactly). If you haven't seen this film yet, I can't emphasize enough that you go out and see it. It is the next step in European horror movies, but much more well done than some of it's predecessors. We have yet to get anything this... intense on this side of the Atlantic, but all I can say is, if this represents French horror films, then by all means keep it up! Great film!
Movie Review: True horror can be found Inside...
Summary: 5 Stars
I suppose I'll start the praise mildly by saying that this is probably the greatest horror film of the new century(Session 9, High Tension, and The Descent being it's only real competition)... to which you reply, "horror since 2000 has been terrible anyway so big deal." Okay then, what if I said that this is one of the greatest horror films... ever? Got your attention now I bet! Inside is the latest in a line of French horror movies that have provided the goods(the aforementioned High Tension, Them, and the upcoming Frontiers are a few) that American directors should take note of(instead they're too busy searching out their next film to remake and slap a PG-13 rating on). The premise here is a simple yet incredibly intense one; a pregnant woman very near expectancy, alone on a rainy night, with a madwoman who will stop at nothing to take her unborn baby from her. The who, how, and why just add to the unrelenting experience... but not before the buckets of blood rain down! The gorehounds out there will be far from dissapointed, in fact, our lead suffers a brutal attack from a BIG pair of scissors to get the film rolling nicely... leaving a nasty looking gash across her mouth and face for the rest of the film. Nearly every moment of bloodshed pushes the envelope of not only "good taste" but also brutality(the way it should be). The icing on the cake comes in the form of excellent direction that provides tension as well as some really cool effects(most notably what they do with sound during the kills). Frightening, gory, and disturbing are all words that fit this movie perfectly, and in the recent horror genre don't find themselves being used as much as most of us would like them to be. Make no mistake, this is far from "fun" horror... there are no sly in-jokes or moments of levity... this is the scene from The Exorcist where Regen uses a crucifix to do the unthinkable to herself, just spread into an hour and a half. In other words, it's an instant classic that no horror fan should miss(and it gets Dimension Extreme off the hook for a lot of the trash that they have dropped on our laps prior). *VIEWERS BEWARE* I heard that the cut of the film that Blockbuster is renting out is edited down by an unbelievable 7 whole minutes so steer clear of that version!