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While driving home in the rain, Sarah and her husband are involved in a fatal car accident that leaves her husband dead and Sarah fearing for the life of her unborn child. As if things couldn’t possibly get any worse, a late-night visitor, under the guise of a driver with engine problems, attempts to enter Sarah’s home.
Unwilling to let the strange woman in, Sarah locks the house up, and even calls the police, but the damage is done and the stranger has entered her home with the clear intention of removing Sarah’s unborn child from her womb…with scissors.
Who is this psychotic woman and why does she want Sarah’s baby so badly?
Are you one of those people that though to yourself, “Man, this High Tension is sure a great film but it could use more blood and gore!”? If so, Inside is where it’s at and there’s no doubt in my mind this film is going to get the horror community’s attention. It’s one hell of a nasty, gory little masterpiece and a great example of the kind of horror cinema we’re seeing come from overseas and the kind of horror we’re not seeing being made here.
The acting was solid, Béatrice Dalle is always a treat to watch, the dialogue was minimal, yet effective, and Laurent Barès’ cinematography was fantastic, lingering on the beautiful violence and carnage. It should also be noted that this film was skillfully edited by Baxter, the same talented editor behind High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes ’06 and Aja’s upcoming Mirrors.
Admittedly, Inside doesn’t have a huge story to offer but there’s really no need for a big convoluted plot with idiotic, go nowhere, subplots. What you see is what you get and that’s what this particular ride is all about. This film is just over-the-top it’s hard to even describe the savagery without spoiling some of the best sequences you may see this year.
Europe shoots…EUROPE SCORES! I’ve been patiently awaiting this film to hit Region 1 for some time now and, trust me on this, Inside is well worth it. I must admit that this had more brutality than the finale was far more nihilistic than I’d originally expected. Inside had me grinning from ear to ear because it was obvious this was made for the genre fans without the slightest pretension. It’s not high art or socially significant though I’m sure somebody could work their imaginations overtime to come up with something that makes this film redeemable. Either way it’s a slaughterhouse of a movie!
