Review of Frontier(s) (2007) by Nikey P — 14 Aug 2010

Frontier(s) is exquisitly filmed and brutal as all hell. It fits well in the new wave of brutal French horror: High Tension, Them, Inside, Martyrs, etc. Frontiers' plot is ultimately derivative, partly from films such as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and partly from more recent torture porn films like Hostel and Saw.

What made Frontiers truly interesting to me was the fact that these events are set against a dystopian backdrop in which Paris ignites into a series of riots following a tumultuous election. Fleeing the horrors of urban life, the young characters experience even greater horrors in the rural areas surrounding the city.

While Frontier(s) may not be entirely original in its basic premise of beautiful city folk being tortured by a crazed family out in the sticks, it does take this basic plot and run into highly original and completely crazed territory.

Filled with brutal and original death scenes, Frontier(s) doesn't let up once it gets going and its plot goes places you don't quite expect. A must see for fans of the new French horror films, but one that certainly shouldn't be watched by those with weak stomachs.