Frontier(s) - Review

Frontière(s) is yet another french addition to the gory horror genre, this one is directed by Xavier Gens, starring Karina Testa as our main gal.

STORY

When a gang of robbers escape from riot-ridden Paris, they decide to stay a night at a family-run inn at the countryside. Of course, not everything is what it seems. Not to make it sound silly, cause it's really done pretty well, but the innkeepers turn out to be nazi family with both murderous and canniballistic tendancies.

The story isn't great, but it's set up well, and except for a few really strange side-tracks (such as the monstrous children that live in the dark... Don't ask), it all seems fairly believable within its own context. The story works for the movie, and leads into a few scares and a bunch of gory and suspenseful encounters.

5.5 points out of 10 for the story

GORE

Now, obviously, I have no idea how much you know about this movie, or if you've ever heard of it before, but when I saw it, it had been hyped up to no end. I'd heard that this was a really brutal and gory movie, and I was really exited about it... And I was disappointed.

Now, it's not that this movie isn't gory! It has a guy melting (again, it makes sense in context), a guy cut on a large saw (my favorite in the movie), a few shootings, cutting of feet and fingers and a bunch more. It's just that it never goes that far over the top, and you'll see little here that you haven't seen before. But what you do see here is all good, and it's well crafted and shot. Cinematography is good, as is directing. The acting is great on the side of the main acress, and none of the others go below average, making it a good ensemble overall. Just don't go into this expecting too much (like I did), and you'll be satisfied by the end!

7.5 points out of 10 for the gore

MOVIE

Over all, this movie is a good horror flick, with good gore. It's well made, and if you've enjoyed the previous french movies I've reviewed here (Inside and Martyrs), you'll probably enjoy this one as well. It fits in the new-wave of french extreme-horror, and it's by no means a bad flick, just not as good as the others. France, you've spoiled us with your gory movies!

7 sharp buzzsaws out of 10 for this movie!