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Overall Rating : 7/10
Directed By : Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Béatrice Dalle
Alysson Paradis
Nathalie Roussel
François-Régis Marchasson
Supplied By : Dimension Films
Film Reviewed By : Rick L. Blalock
Date Reviewed : April. 9, 2008
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| PLOT A pregnant woman, Sara, is held captive in her flat by a homicidal woman who gruesomely dispatches any visitors. |
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| THE REVIEW In INSIDE, a young Photographer named Sarah, has just recently lost her Husband to an horrific car crash, one in which she survives, along with their unborn child. Since the accident, Sarah, hasn't been up to doing much, not even celebrating the upcoming Christmas holiday. She would rather be alone, so she usually stays at home by herself at night. Well on one of those dark nights, it just so happens that she would not be alone, when a mysterious woman, dressed in black shows at her door. No matter what Sarah tells her. initially, she will not go away, until she finally does, or so Sarah thinks. It would happen later when Sarah is sound asleep, the same woman. has now broken into her home, and proceeds to brutally attack Sarah, and what seems to be the woman's primary target is the expecting mother's child that is still in the womb. Through out the course of the night Sarah would be put through numerous attacks at the hands of a madwoman, who just wants a child of her own - and is determined to not let anyone stand in her way of accomplishing her goal. No one is safe, not Sarah's friends and family, or even the Police who respond to a call. Well, I guess I can start off this review of INSIDE. by saying that this is solid proof that Euro-Horror and it's Director's are so far ahead of us Americans when it comes to the Horror genre. While our studios are continuing to crank out remakes, and basically recycling stuff that have sat in the can for years - it are the European filmmakers who are out there whipping up new and imaginative ideas. like they always have. From French Directing duo, Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury, comes INSIDE, a film that exploits a subject that surely has to be any mother's nightmare - having their child taken away from them. Now, I suppose that this would be hard for any mother, regardless the age of the child - but it has to be that much harder when the child is still in womb. In the film, we watch the main character go through the trauma of losing her husband to a crash. After the aftermath of the situation, she still keeps her sanity, just knowing that a piece of him remains, in the form of their unborn. What the Directors do here, is, well....wreck that sanity she has left, and they do it brutally. The "party-pooper". if you will, is a mysterious woman hell bent on claiming Sarah's baby as her own. whether she's have to kill Sarah, or just blatantly extract it from her womb, she is bound to finally become a mother herself. INSIDE is definitely a thrill ride from the beginning to end....it's one of those "you'll never see what's coming next" kind of films. I must say that the realistic gore in the film is just fantastic and brutal, it adds more tension to any already intense situation - but the fact of the matter is that through the course of this film. we watch an innocent woman(Sarah) go through absolute hell, while fighting to keep her and her beloved child alive, The production value and direction here are great, and really capture all of the tense moments. For the most part, the film has but only one location, which is Sarah's house. I have always said that the one location thing could be a disaster(BUG anyone?), but if they're handled correctly. a primary set could be the best thing to happen to a film. In the case of INSIDE, having one location works out very well as in conveys the feeling of being trapped from the point of view of our victim. And like many films of the same type. you do expect everything to dull down after awhile, but truth is, once this film gets to the subject of it's plot, there are very few dull moments, as the special effects alone are enough to have you glued to your seat. And another thing about the film is it's visual effects - I loved the CGI shots of the baby in the womb. In the end, there's a reason that INSIDE was released under the DIMENSION EXTREME label; it is extreme, violent, brutal and just about every other adjective that you can think to call it - the scary thing is that the film's subject is one that could happen anywhere in the world, ant day of the week. |
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| GORE
METER 7/10 So many gory things occur, that I won't even bother stating them all here, but there are stabbings, impalements, eye gouges and shots to the head, just to name some of them. |
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| MUSICAL
SCORE 3/10 All I seem to remember were a few piano background tracks, which were very light and accenting. |
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| OVERALL
IMPRESSION OF THE FILM INSIDE is a realistically brutal story brought to life via great performances, and directing by 2 very competent filmmakers - of whom I could only hope to see more from in the future, I really liked this touch of realism, even more so because even though it had lots of gore. it never let it overshadow the film's true suspense story that's hidden underneath. This DVD will be released on April 15, 2008 |
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