For a movie from 2003, this really holds up still. I'm not even sure how I came across the suggestion for this movie, but it ended up in my Netflix queue and finally made it's way to the top of the list. The description stated this movie had a twist ending, and I should have seen it coming. Shame on me for not, but I credit the director for keeping my mind so busy on some details that I didn't see the twist ending coming, at all! In fact, it surprised me so much, I think I'm going to have to watch it a second time, just to see how it feels the second time around knowing what the ending is.
I definitely recommend this movie. It is suspenseful enough to keep you interested. It is a French film, but only small parts here and there are actually subtitled. I didn't pay too much attention to the dubbing, but Rotten Tomatoes had a lot of negative things to say about it.
Apparently there was some controversy that this movie was plagiarized from Dean Koontz novel Intensity. The director, Aja, admitted their were similarities. I have not read Intensity, so I may have to check it out.
This movie was also listed in Time Magazine as being ridiculously violent. It is violent, but no more so than Hostel. Either you like this genre of movie or you don't.
So, quick plot of the movie.
Two college friends go to a remote country house to study for upcoming exams. A violent killer enters the home, kills nearly everyone in it and the rest is your typical, girls running from killer, girl almost killing killer, super plot twist, the end.
Since it was not the most original story line I would give it a two stars, but because the gore and violence was so gruesome, I'm bumping my overall assessment of this movie to a three stars.
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