High Tension (Haute Tension) Critic Reviews

But purely as an exercise in style, this movie has its moments.Read the full review

The film revels in blood and gore, but this is not just a run-of-the-mill splatter film. There's a lot of intelligence in both the script and in Alexandre Aja's direction.Read the full review

Deftly juggles gore and suspense, and punchline holds an intellectual frisson or two for fans of gender-role speculation, but basically this is one more horror pic on the distinguished road already trodden by "Texas Chain Saw Massacre," "Maniac" and the like.Read the full review

For much of its duration the film is a case of intense fare done with an undeniable effectiveness and ingenuity -- until it lurches into a deplorable surprise twist.Read the full review

Though staged with technical skill and unflinching brutality, it's an awfully familiar-looking slaughter filled with moments on loan from other movies.Read the full review

For all this, there is one unalloyed good thing to be said for High Tension. When all is said and done, it really does live up to its title. In every other way it's trash, but that truth-in-advertising aspect is a major weight to throw into the mix.Read the full review

By turns unnerving and numbing.Read the full review

The latest reshuffling of "Chainsaw" tropes.Read the full review

It can only be said that if you like this sort of thing, then this is the sort of thing you like.Read the full review