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The director Alexander Aja when introducing his Pyscho-slasher-shocker to the audience at the Sitges Film Festival 2003 mentioned that his movie was basically a story about love and obsession - well, that is certainly one of the things it turned out to be but he didn't warn us that it was going to be the most outrageous exercise in white knuckle tension since Halloween!
The film begins with a lull before the storm we all sense is just around the corner as two young women head out to a countryside farmhouse for pre-exam studying for a few weeks. While the girls drive home without a care in the world the director cuts to a shot of a truck straight out of Jeepers Creepers...some sexual activity clearly going on within. Just as the audience senses something is not quite right, Alexandra Aja strikes home with a screamer of a shock that had viewers gasping in equal proportions of shock and delight! This initial shock is brilliantly timed and suitably grisly to whet the appetite for what's set to follow, and suddenly the audience is fully aware that there is extreme danger in the air though the characters on screen remain blissfully unaware.
There is a tension filled interlude in the cornfield as the old Hitchcockian ploy is used to perfection by Aja - we, the viewers can sense the danger but those on screen are totally unaware. The girls reach home, a farmyard in the wilderness, and proceed to unwind. There is a Texas Chainsaw homage shot of Marie rocking on a swing outside as her friend showers inside while the air is drenched with tension with the audience expecting the dreaded truck to pull up at any moment.....and its not long before it does letting loose the most horrific mayhem. The scenes of carnage in the house are spectacularly handled and while the gore is plentiful, the most unbearable aspect is the incredibly taut tension that tightens snapping point.
The director has his audience completely gripped, holding their breath collectively along with the traumatized Marie. The Psycho takes off with the apple of his eye entangled in chains along with Marie in wild pursuit. To reveal anymore about the plot would be sinful as hopefully at least in Europe the film will get a proper theatrical release.
The movie races along at a rollicking pace and is crafted with an astonishingly assured hand for a man who must have been just 25 when he worked on it. Haute Tension is the most unrelentingly terrifying experience since John Carpenter's Halloween and is utterly deserving of the comparison though there have been criticisms from many who have not been convinced by its shock twist in the tail ending claiming it leaves the film making no sense at all.
It is a film that certainly demands repeat viewings and the second time around, when you are already aware of the twist one finds that the film is littered with obvious clues and pointers that help to make the puzzle deliciously complete by the time the film concludes. Upon a third viewing, even the camera angles and the editing are there to give the game away.
This film is so much more than just another slasher film - it is quite masterfully constructed piece of cinematic terror and the performances by Phillipe Nahon and especially by young Belgian actress Cecile De France are terrific. To counter the argument that the film doesn't click into place the first time one could propose that what could be more satisfying than a film that improves like a fine wine and seems even better with repeat viewings!
Most satisfyingly, finally here is a horror film that truly manages to achieve it's target which is to scare the living daylights out of its audience while keeping them on the edge of their seats till the very last shot. Haute Tension is the most stunning debut by a director that one can recall in this genre - to have such mastery over his subject the very first time around is no less than astounding.
Quite simply, this film is an exhilarating and utterly nerve-shredding experience; easily the most ferociously tense terror ride in 20 odd years - the first classic horror film of the millennium.
the rating for the DVD is actually not based on the DVD but on three veiwings of the film at the most superb cinema imaginable...great sound and infact use of sound.
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