Rating of
3/4
Scary
chiggles - wrote on 05/31/08
I honestly had no idea that I would enjoy P2 as much as I really did. I was starting to get sick of these horror movies being released which are just the same old trash over and over again. Alexandre Aja has kind of grown when it comes to the horror genre of things. His first major studio film, High Tension, is truly a spectacular movie. It really pushed the limits of horror movies and had a plot in which is nothing original, but he certainly had elements of the movie which made it a lot better. Coming to France to the US he moved on to do the remake for The Hills Have Eyes, which is in my favorites for best horror movie. But instead of directing this time, hes producing. Franck Khalfoun takes over the directing spot this time and does an amazing job.
The cinematography of the movie is amazing. Instead of getting constant gore covered death scenes, we get more calm and subtle scenes in the beginning of the movie. So when something finally does happen, its short and sweet. This introduces us to one of the greatest scenes in the movie. Where Tom sits Angela down in his office for dinner, but shes chained to the chair. He sits there and interrogates her about her family and love life. After this 10 minute long sequence, the real movie begins. After this, we get a little gore, some chasing and scares, a little more gore, some chasing then scares and a little more gore...ending.
Make no mistake, this is an Aja film. Alexandre Aja is known for making some really brutal and twisted movies, as both High Tension and Hills Have Eyes were high on the gore meter. While P2 approaches it more slowly then the others did, the gore looks great and it is set up so perfectly. While there are only 2 main gore scenes, both were done fantastically. I am pretty sure the make up was done by KnB because they have become very large in the film buisness lately.
There were a few things which annoyed me about the movie though. Since this is a modern day horror movie, there were things which happened which were just little stupid moves by the characters. For example, getting blood on the door in the room you are trying to hide in, nope. Plus the movie is very slow in some parts so make sure your awake for the majority of the movie.
So in the end, P2 is an example of a pretty good horror movie. While some things got me alittle angry and what not, it was engaging and a little bit creepy. Recommended.
