Rating: NR
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 06/10/2005(USA)
Release Date: 10/11/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Gore
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
French filmmaker
Alexandre Aja writes and directs the slasher film
Haute Tension, given the English title
Switchblade Romance. Best friends Marie (
Cécile De France) and Alex (
Maïwenn Le Besco) go out to the countryside to visit Alex's parents. However, a homicidal delivery man (played by
Philippe Nahon from
Gaspar Noé's brutal movies) ends up at their house and starts killing everyone. Alex and Marie fight for their lives with help from several means of weaponry.
Switchblade Romance was shown at the
2003 Toronto Film Festival as part of the Midnight program. The film was aquired by US distributor Lions Gate Films in 2004 and quickly put into turnaround as an NC-17 release, though plans for that were scrapped due to a lack of theater support of the controversial rating. Retitled
High Tension, the R-rated version is missing one minute of grisly gore and features a redubbed audio track by star
Cécile De France.
~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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Jonnie Gowan
from FL
I dont even have words for how amazing this masterpiece is
High Tension is about these two girls, Marie and Alex, that are the best of friends. After finising there exams, they both seek a nice vacation. So they take a little road trip to Alex's parents house. But when they get nice and settled in at the house, A madman arrives at night and murders Alex's dog, father, mother, and even her little baby brother. But after the man kidnappes Alex, it is up to Marie to save her best friend before it is to late. However at the end of the film, it turns out that there is no madman, but only...MARIE! This is a masterpiece of bloody murders. The film will shock you, keep you on the very,very,very edge of your set. This movie will scare the hell out of you, but you will love it. Special warning to all of the parents out there: This film is very intens, do not let children view unless the child is seventeen or with an adult. I am going to give this amaxing film a five star rateing, but I wish I could give it more.
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