Frontière(s), 2007

Eeew erugh and double yuck. This film is totally grim and if you are squeamish like me, you will cringe and cower behind the cushion for most of this film. I can't honestly say I enjoyed it because it was just so horribly painful. I suppose it was good in that it did scare me but I would rather watch an episode of You've Been Framed if I just wanted some cringe-worthy laughs. Not one of my favourites.

SECOND OPINION: Funny one this for me. It's in the same vein as Wolf Creek, lots of screaming and shouting, lots of unpleasantness. I didn't like Wolf Creek I'll be honest. However, this film isn't as realistic and the premise is pure fiction.

The film is set during riots in Paris, started due to some controversial Presidental Elections. We quickly start following some young bank robbers after a heist which hasn't gone so well. One of them has been shot and there's been something of a falling out. There really is no honour among thieves. They go their separate ways, planning on meeting up at a hotel as far away from the crime scene as they can get. There's the first problem; we don't like the 'good' characters in this film, so when they meet the 'bad' characters, we're not really bothered what happens to them.

The hotel they arrive at isn't very nice at all and things go south with surprising speed. Here's where the film picked up for me (before getting very 'by the numbers' at the end). The bad guys in this film do not mess about. There's no chasing (until the end) and the hapless robbers are dispatched with merciless efficiency. These guys mean business and the blood runs thick and fast.

So in conclusion, the film will undoubtably stay with you after watching. It's brutal and surprising but ends up more like House of 1000 Corpses by the end, which is a big disappointment. Worth a watch, nevertheless.