High Tension
11,154
Horror
Marie and Alexia are schoolmates and best friends. Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet, they decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia’s parents’ secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of 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 terror.
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United States | New York Post | "A pure, unapologetic, unironic homage to the likes of "Friday the 13th" that respectfully salutes all the old shtick." | POS |
United States | Variety | "Deftly juggles gore and suspense (...) but basically this is one more horror pic on the distinguished road already trodden by 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre,'" | NEU |
United States | Chicago Tribune | "Some viewers will hate Aja's movie for its end-game reveal; others will love it for the very same reason" | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "For much of its duration the film is a case of intense fare done with an undeniable effectiveness and ingenuity -- until it lurches into a deplorable surprise twist" | NEU |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "The philosopher Thomas Hobbes tells us life can be 'poor, nasty, brutish and short.' So is this movie (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)" | NEG |
United States | ReelViews | "The film revels in blood and gore, but this is not just a run-of-the-mill splatter film. There's a lot of intelligence in both the script and in Alexandre Aja's direction." | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "By turns unnerving and numbing" | NEU |
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