The camera is locked down and the shots are nicely reserved. Back in the mid 2000’s shaking your shit all
over the goddamn place was the rage but thankfully there’s none of that garbage
here. All the camera movements are
focused with the operator and editor making good choices about what to show and
what to hold back on.
(Spoiler on this last point) I
dig the downer ending. It’s one thing to
have your protagonist (a nine month pregnant woman) go through all of this
horrific shit, like being beaten, tortured, stabbed, sliced, self-perform a
tracheotomy, and not to mention she kills her own mother by accident, but it
takes some serious balls to then also have this character be murdered AND have
her baby cut and stolen from her body.
That’s fucking crazy. To top it
all off the image of the intruder lady all fucked up from being burned and
battered with the baby in her arms rocking in a chair bathed in red light is
creepy as shit too.
What I Didn’t Like:
The lighting is a bit too dark at times.
I know the filmmakers were going for a dark look but they probably
could’ve taken a half step back and been ok.
Overall Impressions:
Things go off the fucking rails pretty quickly and my favorite part might be
when the cops show up because it doesn’t go down exactly how you think it
will. I was genuinely nervous for
everyone during that. The madness
escalates sharply and can’t seem to contain itself. Eventually we hit cartoon country which at
first I wasn’t thrilled with but they kept me engaged and the more I think back
on it the more I’m into just how far they take shit.
This film is notorious and beloved and I get it. It’s a fucking gore-fest which isn’t always
my cup of tea because that usually means either torture porn or the filmmakers
are desperately trying to get your attention.
This is neither. They certainly
are pushing buttons with a maniac not only going after a pregnant woman but
also with having her pierce scissors into the protruding belly several times. They start there but the building of tension
and how insane the situation gets is really cleverly done. Sure a helluva lot of blood gets spilled
along the way and some parts are more than likely going to make you feel
incredibly uncomfortable but goddamn, what a ride.
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