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"Inside" is an intense piece of French horror

Think of a really effed-up version of home alone, like if instead of Chris Columbo it was directed by a serial killer. Whatever you’re imagining is still probably a bit tamer than this following film but, probably close enough. “Inside” is a new wave French extremity film that follows a woman named Sarah, who recently lost her husband in a car crash, with her being the only survivor. Now it’s Christmas Eve and her baby is due any minute, when a woman arrives at her doorstep and ultimately breaks into her house wielding a pair of scissors, and it’s up to Sarah to save herself. The French extremity movement is known for its intensity and this film is no different, it’s 83 minutes straight of gore and scenes that will never let you look at scissors the same again. BĂ©atrice Dalle plays the attacker in such a way that I’m a little scared of her now, her movements alone are terrifying and so calculated. Dalle’s character is focused on obtaining this, seemingly strangers, baby, and she’s ...