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Genre :

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

March 10, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Alexandre Aja

Starring :

Emilie de Ravin, Robert Joy, Ted Levine, Vinessa Shaw, Dan Byrd, Ezra Buzzington, Michael Bailey Smith, Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 5

“..the scariest horror film to come out of Hollywood in years..”
by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
4.5 of 5

“..suspenseful and skillfully made..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
“..manages to validate its existence while very much retaining the spirit of its predecessor..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
5 of 5

“..magnificently bloody and suspenseful..”
by Zak Santucci [The Cinema Source]
3.5 of 5

“..is superior to the original..”
by Sean Clark [The Horror Channel]
4 of 5

“..has a lot of the same gritty and tough edginess that made "High Tension" so much fun..”
by Heidi Martinuzzi [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
2.5 of 4

“..gets points for gore and general creepiness, and for occasional periods of tension, but it's not scary enough to linger long in the subconscious..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
4 of 5

“..entertaining and frequently shocking..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
4 of 5

“..an extremely well made horror flick that's definitely worth seeing..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
4 of 5

“..a must see horror flick..”
by Steven Chupnick [MovieWeb]
4 of 5

“..a bleak, gripping, refreshingly non-Hollywood shock-fest..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
4 of 10
Reviewed by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Keith Breese [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Kevin C. Johnson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Erin Meister [Boston Globe]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [The Dallas Morning News]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Rafe Telsch [Cinema Blend]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Tim Cogshell [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Rudy Joggerst [Reel]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Eric Henderson [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jolie Williamson [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jackie Loohauis [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
Reviewed by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]
Reviewed by Steve Newton [Georgia Straight]

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Brilliant film!

posted by Mel on Mar 30, 2009

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posted by Fawbkzaw on Jul 14, 2009
 
 

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