PICK OF THE NIGHT'S MOVIES; Television.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: October 3, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: NIGEL PIZEY

Switchblade Romance 12.20am, FilmFour (18) (2003)

Cecile de France, Maewenn Le Vesco.

Be warned: this French slasher movie is not one for those who shy away from the gruesome.

Alexandre Aja's direct homage to Seventies horror pics such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Last House on the Left is a good, old fashioned white-knuckle ride, with some twists that will either delight or infuriate.

The basic story revolves around university student Cecile De France (above) attempting to find and free her pal Maewenn from a bonkers killer who ...

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