High Tension
June 2005
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Richard Roeper
An extremely well-made, very grisly and ultimately dishonest slasher film that's too clever for its own good.
Desson Thomson
Director Alexandre Aja, who wrote this with Gregory Levasseur, doesn't have a gift for horror suspense so much as a compleat geek knowledge of all the superior scare flicks that have preceded High Tension.
Stephen Hunter
You have to give it to the filmmakers for their contempt of convention: no foreplay, no teasing, no steady buildup of dread, just a knock on the door and the slaughterer is there.
Jeff Shannon
A lame exercise, delivering shameless thrills at the expense of logic and genuine suspense.
Mick LaSalle
Very bloody, sometimes difficult to watch and sometimes just tiresome.
Roger Moore
This is sick. And sickening.
Critic reviews
Richard Roeper
An extremely well-made, very grisly and ultimately dishonest slasher film that's too clever for its own good.
Desson Thomson
Director Alexandre Aja, who wrote this with Gregory Levasseur, doesn't have a gift for horror suspense so much as a compleat geek knowledge of all the superior scare flicks that have preceded High Tension.
Stephen Hunter
You have to give it to the filmmakers for their contempt of convention: no foreplay, no teasing, no steady buildup of dread, just a knock on the door and the slaughterer is there.
Jeff Shannon
A lame exercise, delivering shameless thrills at the expense of logic and genuine suspense.
Kyle Smith
A chainsaw-cut above recent entries in the genre: a pure, unapologetic, unironic homage to the likes of Friday the 13th that respectfully salutes all the old shtick.
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Loved this movie... Well done and nice twist. French horror is generally pretty awesome.
The scariest movie I've ever seen and when I watched it I was an employee at blockbuster so nothing ever really impressed me. Absoluetly freaky mind thriller most horrible stuff I've seen ..don't watch unless you're aware that it will mentally and vividly haunt you or at least 7 years later it freaks me out and make a ME check my door locks
Omg When I saw this movie I was like wtf is going on. Its an awesome movie I'm a true horror fan and this ones on the list. The french are sooo sick its perfect.
High tension Totally awesome! Love this movie. One of my favorites for sure. The french are really steppin up their game in movie makin! Keep up the great work. Viva la france.
this my fav I live this movie is the bestt by theway the killer isss tatataaaa haha
High tension One Of The best bloody and gutty foriegn movies ever
Surprisingly very good Got to give it to the french on this one. Very good movie. Its well worth the $2 bucks.
Cast and credits
Actors | Cecile De France, Maiwenn Le Besco, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun, Andrei Finti, Oana Pellea |
Producers | Alexandre Aja, Alexandre Arcady, Robert Benmussa |
Director | Alexandre Aja |
Writers | Alaxandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur |
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Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
89 minutes
Rating
R
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