For those who have seen the French original, 'À l'intérieur', this 'remake' will be nothing but a series of let-downs and disappointments. I would maybe have been a bit more lenient if the screenwriter at least kept the original story somewhat intact. In fact, the first 3/4 of the film weren't really that bad (well, with the exception that the protagonist had literally 7 chances to kill the antagonist that were mysteriously not taken).
What really disappointed and frustrated me about this remake was its ending. I sorta predicted that due its intended American audience somehow, the screenwriter felt the need to 'anaesthetise' the film's ending, so as to spare the sensibilities of the 'weak-hearted' American audience. Apparently, the North Americans are treated with such a palpible degree of paternalism and condescension...so much so as to almost shout out that this audience is not yet emotionally capable of handling European-style bleak endings.
Yes, I'm talking about the climax. In the original, the baby is literally ripped out of the mother's stomach after it being sliced open. A satisfying end? No...but then again.... it wasn't supposed to be. The original kept the bleak and hopeless tenour of the film all throughout, up until the end credits. This vesion? Of course the baby is saved right after the antagonist is killed. Par for the course in American horror flicks.
So for those who have not seen the original.....do yourself a favour.... get over your aversions to subtitles and give that a go instead.... unless you just have to have your wonderful all is well 'happy' Hollywood ending!
What really disappointed and frustrated me about this remake was its ending. I sorta predicted that due its intended American audience somehow, the screenwriter felt the need to 'anaesthetise' the film's ending, so as to spare the sensibilities of the 'weak-hearted' American audience. Apparently, the North Americans are treated with such a palpible degree of paternalism and condescension...so much so as to almost shout out that this audience is not yet emotionally capable of handling European-style bleak endings.
Yes, I'm talking about the climax. In the original, the baby is literally ripped out of the mother's stomach after it being sliced open. A satisfying end? No...but then again.... it wasn't supposed to be. The original kept the bleak and hopeless tenour of the film all throughout, up until the end credits. This vesion? Of course the baby is saved right after the antagonist is killed. Par for the course in American horror flicks.
So for those who have not seen the original.....do yourself a favour.... get over your aversions to subtitles and give that a go instead.... unless you just have to have your wonderful all is well 'happy' Hollywood ending!