Frontier(s) is a boldly violent, enthralling motion picture.
As directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman), this French-language shocker tells the story of a group of small-time criminals on the lam from the authorities during election-inspired riots. They decide to hide out in the French countryside, taking up residence in a family-run hostel. Then things start to get interesting.
Turns out, the family is one sick bunch and the criminals must once again run for their lives. Problem is, they run right into a trap that leads to torture, dismembered limbs, and much worse.
Sounds a fair amount like "Hostel" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," doesn't it? The framework certainly is, but within it, writer-director Gens has crafted a bloody cinematic treat for horror fans everywhere.
Frontier(s) is structured so that it is not long before another bloody action sequence is around the corner. The pace is breakneck once the set-up has been established, replete with shootouts, car chases, and blood splatter via saws, knives, sledgehammers, and other instruments of death. In this way, the film, although definitely belonging in the horror genre, plays more like an action movie, which is to its benefit as it helps distinguish the picture from the aforementioned horror titles and perhaps, widens its appeal to those not normally prone to watching horror films.
Frontier(s) is a spectacular example of the thrills and chills a good horror film can deliver; signaling Xavier Gens as a filmmaker to watch for in the future. This is one guy who clearly knows what he's doing behind the camera.
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