High Tension
Directed by Alexandre Aja
Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet, best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of the night, a stranger knocks on the front door. And with the first swing of his knife, the girls' idyllic weekend turns into an endless night of horror... This vicious, divisive neo-slasher introduced audiences to Alexandre Aja and helped usher in a highly praised new wave of French terror that brought us the likes of INSIDE and MARTYRS in the mid-2000s.
Two best friends' quiet weekend turns into an endless night of horror in this French horror breakthrough.
Cast: Cecile De France, Maiwenn Le Besco, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun
Member Reviews
Performed and directed with some verve, but irritatingly illogical.
I love it! And of course, the elephant in the room is THAT PLOT TWIST, which it gets a lot of hate for. I love that, too! People who put it down don't get that she's an unreliable narrator and what she thinks is happening at any given moment is not necessarily what's actually happening. And frankly, it takes balls to even ATTEMPT a twist like that. Respect!
Movie’s title is very appropriate. Some scenes are rough (violence against children and animals). Still a very good movie.
Y’all could at least got the English dub version
First french extremity film I saw back in the early 2000s. First time rewatching it since then and didn't remember the twist ending. Didn't love the ending but whatever. Movie has great kills and cinematography