I give much credit to the French, I think they're taking over Japan when it comes to fishing out the horror films now. Inside kind of started this new trend of the "extreme" films that are a bit much to handle and test your endurance. I had heard a little bit about this film a couple years ago and always wanted to see it, but I'm so slow, I didn't buy it until this year and watched it a few nights ago and I love this movie! What is the horror genre when you really think about it? You have two different kind of horror: real and fantasy
honestly, both do scare me, but to each their own and this was the "real" horror. A couple of years ago, my fiancé and I were talking about having kids and I told him that it makes me kind of nervous. I'm one of the rare females that doesn't look at pregnancy as a beautiful thing, but as a scary movie. He then did this sick joke of showing me a birth on youtube and I'm not kidding, I ran to the bathroom and threw up and sobbed. He freaked out and said I can watch a ton of horror movies but that this got to me. Pregnancy is a very scary thing and Inside takes your worst fears of it and lifts it times a million.
Expectant mother Sarah has been in a car accident, and her husband has been killed. Months later on Christmas Eve, Sarah is making final preparations for her delivery the following day. Still reeling from her husband's death, Sarah is now moody and depressed. That evening, a mysterious woman arrives at Sarah's door asking to use the telephone to call for help. Sarah lies that her husband is sleeping and she does not want to be disturbed, but the woman tells her that she knows that he is dead. When the visitor persists on coming in, Sarah, calls the police. When they arrive, the woman has already vanished. As Sarah goes to bed, the woman arrives in the bedroom, awakening Sarah with scissors. Sarah fights the visitor off and locks herself in the bathroom, where the woman tries to gain entry. The woman makes clear that her intentions are to take Sarah's child.
This film is very rough, definitely not for everyone. When I get asked how I can watch an extreme film like this one, I tell people it's like a roller coaster, people are always looking for the tallest or scariest, you want to test yourself to see how much you can take. Is it that bad? You have to see for yourself. Now as for the film, the performances are really what make this film. What could've been a typical gore movie made just for the squirms, instead we have two powerful performances by our lead actresses. Pregnancy is in itself scary, even if you are excited to have children, there's always this deep dark thought that something will go wrong. Inside takes it much deeper, besides the fear of having to raise a child yourself, what if something goes wrong during the birth? Now let's add someone who wants your baby and has a grudge against you and you have no idea why. Then on top of it, this poor woman, Sarah, accidentally kills her mother thinking that she's that attacker and your heart just shatters for her. Everything is just not working for this girl and we always want the good guy to win. But like in real life, no matter how good a person you are, bad things do happen. There are three main colors in this film: red, black and white. I liked how the attacker was wearing black, like she's the grim reaper, as opposed to Sarah who's wearing a white nightgown like an angel. The downstairs is nothing but red like blood and Hell. This is an all out horror movie and you find yourself just hiding behind your blanket hoping that Sarah will get a break, but even then, after everything she's been through, is it worth it? Inside is a terrific horror movie with little to no flaws. The only thing I would say is that the gore is a bit much at times, but it doesn't bother me that much, but it could bother someone else. This movie isn't meant for anyone but adults who are looking for a good scare and Inside certainly gives you that.
9/10
Expectant mother Sarah has been in a car accident, and her husband has been killed. Months later on Christmas Eve, Sarah is making final preparations for her delivery the following day. Still reeling from her husband's death, Sarah is now moody and depressed. That evening, a mysterious woman arrives at Sarah's door asking to use the telephone to call for help. Sarah lies that her husband is sleeping and she does not want to be disturbed, but the woman tells her that she knows that he is dead. When the visitor persists on coming in, Sarah, calls the police. When they arrive, the woman has already vanished. As Sarah goes to bed, the woman arrives in the bedroom, awakening Sarah with scissors. Sarah fights the visitor off and locks herself in the bathroom, where the woman tries to gain entry. The woman makes clear that her intentions are to take Sarah's child.
This film is very rough, definitely not for everyone. When I get asked how I can watch an extreme film like this one, I tell people it's like a roller coaster, people are always looking for the tallest or scariest, you want to test yourself to see how much you can take. Is it that bad? You have to see for yourself. Now as for the film, the performances are really what make this film. What could've been a typical gore movie made just for the squirms, instead we have two powerful performances by our lead actresses. Pregnancy is in itself scary, even if you are excited to have children, there's always this deep dark thought that something will go wrong. Inside takes it much deeper, besides the fear of having to raise a child yourself, what if something goes wrong during the birth? Now let's add someone who wants your baby and has a grudge against you and you have no idea why. Then on top of it, this poor woman, Sarah, accidentally kills her mother thinking that she's that attacker and your heart just shatters for her. Everything is just not working for this girl and we always want the good guy to win. But like in real life, no matter how good a person you are, bad things do happen. There are three main colors in this film: red, black and white. I liked how the attacker was wearing black, like she's the grim reaper, as opposed to Sarah who's wearing a white nightgown like an angel. The downstairs is nothing but red like blood and Hell. This is an all out horror movie and you find yourself just hiding behind your blanket hoping that Sarah will get a break, but even then, after everything she's been through, is it worth it? Inside is a terrific horror movie with little to no flaws. The only thing I would say is that the gore is a bit much at times, but it doesn't bother me that much, but it could bother someone else. This movie isn't meant for anyone but adults who are looking for a good scare and Inside certainly gives you that.
9/10