"Starts off promising and excellent, then decides to jump off a cliff with such an unbelievable, unexpected and unnecessary plot twist."

'High Tension' (or 'Haute Tension' as it is frequently known in certain places), is the...
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"Starts off promising and excellent, then decides to jump off a cliff with such an unbelievable, unexpected and unnecessary plot twist."

'High Tension' (or 'Haute Tension' as it is frequently known in certain places), is the kind of horror movie you don't see every day. The plot is of very little importance to the film, it's amazingly gory, the pace is frantic, and has some very good, realistic acting. But the film also has a very sudden twist that put off many viewers, including myself. It left me ultimately disappointed and almost sighing at the TV screen. Not only wasn't it necessary, but it immediately broke down everything the film spent its entire duration working on. Saying they could've done without it is in this case, an understatement, but I guess it didn't totally ruin the film.

The film, on its own, is decent, but director Alexandre Aja, to this day, still hasn't made a fully-competent film.

Total surprise - I loved it. I waited a long time to see this because I had heard such mediocre reviews but I thought it was great.

Its a slasher film for sure, but its done with style and it has a unique feeling you don't get from...
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Total surprise - I loved it. I waited a long time to see this because I had heard such mediocre reviews but I thought it was great.

Its a slasher film for sure, but its done with style and it has a unique feeling you don't get from most.