Part of the French new wave of extreme horror flicks, along with stuff like MARTYRS and HIGH TENSION, this film is really just a showcase of extremely violent and gory set-pieces but it's also very enjoyable for what it is. Unlike many gore for gore's sake-type films this one is set up well enough that you actually care about the main character who happens to be a pregnant woman. Her natural vulnerability in that state is used well to garner sympathy from the audience and pull us, as the viewers, into the ordeal on display. You can tell this isn't a modern American film because of the levels that the violence delves into. It's just not the type of film that you will find playing at a multiplex in the U.S. anytime soon. Comparing this to MARTYRS, as I have heard some people do, is kind of a joke, I mean this movie really doesn't have any deep or significant meaning at all and doesn't leave you with much to think about after it's over. Sort of like an action movie with brutality thrown in. Regardless of the fact that the plot is extremely simplistic I find all the gore-hound elements too hard to resist and would recommend this to anyone with a strong stomach although I imagine if you're pregnant or have ever had kids this would probably be a good one to skip.
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