Marie travels with her best friend Alex, to stay with Alex's family for the weekend and study. During the night a serial killer enters the family home and kills everyone except Marie (who avoids detection) and Alex (who the man kidnaps). Marie takes off after the psychopath to save her best friend, and both women endure a night of terror at his hands.
Cécile de France, gives (in the movies first act at least) an understated but brilliant performance as Marie; despite no obvious actions, it is clear that Marie is romantically attracted to Alex long before she peeps on her getting ready for bed (the first overt sign of either the attraction, or Marie's sexuality), and once the horror element kicks in the movie is a fairly standard, if gory and effective slasher.
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Sunday, 24 August 2014
Week 170 - Switchblade Romance
Saturday, 23 August 2014
Switchblade Romance - Lisa's Review
*** SPOILERS ***
Switchblade Romance this week. This is a sub-titled movie - french, with english subtitles. It was re-named for a UK audience (why, I have no idea). The original title was Haute Tension (High Tension). Personally I think the new title, as slick as it sounds, gives a bit more away than it should. Then again, who remembers the movie title when you're engaged in the action.
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