clown_parade So many users have accused the movie of being crap and I can understand why. Just read some of the reviews with (fairly reasonable) questions that prove the movie defies logic and rational thinking. However, I strongly believe that the context of the movie must not be approached with orthological and rational thinking but with a mere haunting and paranormal sense. For all those who pay attention to the details, you may have observed the number of the house which happens to be the number of the beast. From that moment onward, all rational explanations vanish and we are entering the realm of pure evil and depravity..Watching the movie under this perspective you will not have any questions by the end but only a bucket next to you full of your vomit and a pair of clean underwear (or two).

Becks_Hush It's always fun when a particular sub genre falls at your lap that you love and here is mine: Home Invasion. Why does this area of horror get to me?Probably because at its very core this is something we all fear; something that could easily happen to anyone at any point. The notion of our security and comfort being invaded is an unsettling idea and one that horror plays beautifully on.And better yet it poses a very real question: if your safe haven was invaded, what would you do to save yourself and those you love...?Whilst there are plenty I could have chosen and plenty I've yet to see, I was drawn back to one of the most disturbing films I've seen. To say À l'intérieur is an harrowing experience is actually to undercut how intense this film really is.Synopsis: Pregnant Sarah is involved in a car accident that kills her husband, a few months later on Christmas Eve she prepares for the festivities and arrival of her child when there is a knock on the door. But the woman on the other side doesn't want help she wants something else and she'll go to whatever lengths to get it...The beginning prelude with the crash and then the quiet aftermath is the perfect build up, the quiet swell; the serenity (of sorts) feels off. You can tell something isn't quite right and then...It has to be said Béatrice Dalle as La Femme is fantastic! Her unnerving calmness as she goes about systematically intruding on Sarah's life is thoroughly disturbing; the chill that permeates her scenes are as atmospherically creepy as it gets. Yet although this begins with an Hitchcockian feel once Femme manages to get past those walls, the change is palatable.The scene I still struggle to watch happens early on but is probably one of the simplest scenes to affect the viewer. Sarah in bed, Femme over her, the blade against her pregnant stomach... for anyone who is or as been this is an untimely reminder of how vulnerable we can be.The score by François-Eudes Chanfrault is outstanding, it sets a trembling beat that moves at a steady relentless pace adding tension at precisely the right points. The gore is shed in droves, it doesn't shy away from the bloodshed so if you're a gore hound this will easily suffice.And the ending... whilst this film is, in my opinion, the definition of an excellent home invasion it's the final that seals it. I'm a fan of both the happy ever after and the bleak yet for this it's the depressing nature that leaves an uncomfortable, unpleasant impression on the viewer. And makes this a film deserving of such status. If you have yet to see it, do so, this is horror simply put, at its finest.

Reid There a few things wrong with this movie that have schlock elements that if they had been fixed or handled differently would have propelled this film to greatness. SPOILER ALERT: 1) First Issue is the accent music playing during certain violent scenes. It sounds kitchsy - almost like something Tarantino would think would be cool to play when it would have been far more effective minus these moments. 2) The audio separation from the 1st floor and the 2nd floor seemed hard to believe. Everything that went on on each floor seemed to be completely isolated in regards to audio. The inability for anyone to readily hear what's going on upstairs or downstairs on multiple occasions stretches believability. 3) I find it hard to believe the remaining cop didn't call for backup once his partner got shot from the car. This is difficult for me to get over. 4) The face burn at the end didn't seem quite to take as well as it should. This woman would have been in insane pain and probably unable to see period. Also the fact that her head didn't snap back from the flame is a bit weird - normal human reactions would be to snap your head back from the flame. 5) The "prisoner" in the cop car tags along via handcuffs and the cop gives the guy a gun? Also - considering a life/death situation - that would be gross negligence on the part of this cop to bring this arrested dude into this situation. Not too believable - the arrested guy is there simply to be another victim. Besides all of these problems - I somewhat enjoyed this. I feel that if they had cleaned up a few of these issues - this movie could have gone from half schlock / half Funny Games to a full on serious movie. Unfortunately I had to suspend my belief on multiple occasions that ultimately left me with somewhat indifferent. Bleak ending is good though.

ThomasWright reviews This films special effects were outstanding. There was no chance to take a breath from the violence as soon as it started. The killer uses a pair of scissors to attack almost every character, she uses these to pin hands to walls, jab kneecaps, shove in to groin area, slice face, even cut open a pregnant women and gut her after removing her baby, and so much more! Although the special effects were really well done, almost all of them were done in a house with no light except the bathroom. This means that it is really frustrating as it is really hard to see clearly what is going on. Also the stupidity of some of the characters was insane. They were ditching all common sense. One example is when one of the police officers realizes that there was this killer in the house and that there is a power cut but still goes in not alone, but with a criminal they had convicted earlier attached to him like a dog on a leash. Then when they see all of these graphically killed body's they are just looking for a way to turn on the power. Summary: This film has some amazingly graphic and cringy effects however these were overlooked by a rubbish story-line and character stupidity. And at the end I didn't really care about any of the characters or story.