Mirrors
FromHigh TensiontoCrawl , directorAlexandre Ajahas cemented himself as a modern fixture in the repulsion genre . The Gallic auteur made a big impression in the States when Lionsgate picked up his demented suspense filmHigh Tension(akaHaute Tension ) . The film fest favourite opened the door to more high - profile production , including the remaking ofThe pitcher’s mound Have Eyesand the Kiefer Sutherland thrillerMirrors , as well as the pop creature feature moviesPiranha 3 - DandCrawl .
Never Let Gois Aja ’s latest movie and proves he is not looking to leave behind his horror roots any sentence soon . With his heart for unsettling visuals , his staging of intense episode , and his willingness to make the audience squirm , all of Aja ’s repulsion pic have been worthwhile entries in the music genre . However , there are some that are more successful than others , with his movies ranging from serviceable genre transportation to forward-looking masterpieces .
7Horns (2013)
A Horror-Comedy Based On Joe Hill’s Novel
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Cast
This darkly humourous horror fancy , Horns , was a somewhat close adaptation of Joe Hill ’s cult novel . Daniel Radcliffe star as a young human being incorrectly accused of ravish and polish off his girl . Out of guilty conscience and frustration , he begins to grow devil horns , which have a supernatural influence over everyone he meets ; causing them to tell uncomfortable the true .
Aja ’s penchant for sinister humor works well with the textile , but the last product is uneven and far less piquant than the intriguing assumption . Seeing Radcliffe outside oftheHarry Pottermoviesand play around with such sinister material is a lot of play . His performance aid to groundHornssomewhat in the champion , work well with the tonal shifts . However , the rest of the movie is not as effective at switching between tones , making the whole affair palpate awkward . The result is a solid repugnance - comedy that still falls short of its potential drop .
6Mirrors (2008)
A Gruesome Supernatural Horror
Aja ’s first bighearted studio apartment plastic film , Mirrorswas a escaped remaking of the 2003 South Korean hitInto the Mirror . Kiefer Sutherland starsas a troubled former NYPD detective who finds himself working as a night watcher at a abandoned ship section depot . mirror within the edifice contain a supernatural personnel that begins to stalk Sutherland and kill those around him .
Some genuinely creepy-crawly effects and tense site serve elevate a fairly second-rate story . The supernatural story conk out to do any real mythology construction , making the concept inconsistent and hard to become invested in . Though Sutherland ’s functioning is committed , the protagonist is not a compelling eccentric to follow through this surreal tarradiddle . However , some truly gruesome kills helpMirrorsavoid being forgettable . The film performed well enough at the box office to generate a verbatim - to - video sequel .
5Never Let Go (2024)
Halle Berry Leads The Dystopian Horror Tale
Alexandre Aja ’s most late repulsion picture pairs him with an Oscar winner , though it is unhappily not a project up to the standard of their combined talents . Never Let Gois a dystopian repulsion movie do in the future tense when an evil force has taken over the world . Halle Berry stars as a mother living an isolated life in the forest , remaining tether together at all times , warning her Logos this is the only way to rest dependable . However , one of her boys commence questioning what the real threat is .
All of the emotionally effective aspects of the movie number from Berry ’s unassailable public presentation in the lead role .
Never countenance Goisanother example of Aja doing his practiced with a story that is a great deal less interesting than his filmmaking endowment . The themes of the movie are obvious and have no solid wallop in the final stage . All of the emotionally effective aspects of the movie fall from Berry ’s inviolable functioning in the lead office , elevating the material she is given . However , even with those defect , Aja is capable to craft a tenseness - filled ride that is a caboodle of fun at times .
4Piranha 3-D (2010)
An Over-The-Top Creature Feature
This “ reimagining ” of Joe Dante ’s authoritative drive - in movie birth everything that someone could want from such a rubric . The inauspicious timing of a prehistorical caribe revolt and saltation break at a busy lake holiday resort fix the stage for an heroic bloodbath . Emphasizing the utmost violence and nudity that the Roger Corman shoal of filmmaking traded in for decades , caribe 3 - Ddelivers it all in a voguish and unrelentingly gruesome package .
A game Elisabeth Shue leads a merriment ensemble cast of characters that also have Ving Rhames , Adam Scott , andRichard Dreyfuss in a funJaws - prompt cameo . This is the most comedic of Alexandre Aja ’s horror motion-picture show , wisely never taking itself too gravely given the premise . However , the motion picture is also brutal enough to thrill repulsion devotee with the climactic mass murder being a particularly barbarian set piece . feed that the sequelPiranha 3DDleaned too far into the madcap panache and became a parody , it is all the more impressive that Aja keep the right balance .
3Crawl (2019)
A Claustrophobic Killer Alligator Movie
Alexandre Aja returned to the creature feature film genre with much bigger aquatic threats compared to the predator . InCrawl , a Category 5 hurricane traps a founder and girl in the crawlspace of their sept plate . However , as the water begin to ascend under the business firm , they shortly regain that a trio of alligators have made their way into the minor space and are looking for a meal .
Some genuinely scary sequences are reach by making familiar , terrene place easy hunting background .
Ditching the tongue - in - cheek approach ofPiranha 3 - D , Crawlis a much grittier and acute movie that makes great utilisation of its claustrophobic setting . Aja ’s camera effectively puts the witness decent in the middle of the frenetic legal action . Some authentically scary sequences are achieve by making familiar , quotidian space easy hunt grounds . Great performance by Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper and superior effects study elevate this cliff-hanging escapade moving-picture show .
2High Tension (2003)
A French Grindhouse Thriller
High Tension , is the motion-picture show that bring Alexandre Aja to the US , and it was yield a wide release for good reason . The motion picture centers on Alex ( Maiwenn ) , who receive Marie ( Cecile de France ) to remain at her family ’s secluded home to study over the weekend . That Nox , Alex ’s family is systematically murdered by an interloper who has an insalubrious relationship with both women . What follow is an unapologetically tearing and suspensive film that plays against audience expectations .
From the other domicile encroachment aspect , Aja cement his unbelievable power to keep audiences on the edge of their hind end and keep them there throughout the movie ’s extended chase format . High Tension ’s endingis often criticise for an unnecessary plait that take on away from the rest of the moving-picture show . But while this is gruelling to accept , the nail - barbed thrill ride that proceeds offers more than enough to make it a worthwhile horror ride .
1The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Remake Of Wes Craven’s Classic
remake Wes Craven ’s classic drive - in film , The Hills Have eye , might seem like an ambitious projection , but Alexandre Aja knew precisely what to do with the textile and delivered a stunning American introduction . A typical American phratry on holiday is jeopardise by a mutant cannibal tribe in the New Mexico desert .
Telling the very same story , with few detours , the director still managed to make a authentically scary and insurgent work . A unanimous cast led by Ted Levine and Kathleen Quinlan helps ground the transactions – feed weight to the inevitable dreaded events . Aja does not back down from the brutality of the movie with the ferocity bally and visceral . There is also a strong emotional element to the movie as this family is torn aside in such a sadistic mode . However , Aja also manage to exalt the audience with the revenge panorama of the movie ’s second one-half .
