I've always wanted to live in a Highrise. Until now.

I'll go on record here. Outside of Hollywood, look no further for horror than Australia, South Korea and France. Okay, okay, if you like ghost stories, Japan, but that's really not my bag.

I'd equate them all the same. I love all three country's horror. Not one over the other. This one is French and it really doesn't matter as, sadly, racism extends globally.

The movie REC (or for us Americans, Quarantine) already did this, but not like this. AT ALL. This was creepy and REAL. So simple and yet so effective. Many won't watch this for a factor of reasons: it's subtitled, it's somewhat uneventful, it's low-action/jump-scares, it's foreign and it's on Shudder, a channel most people don't have/know about. And that's all too bad. This movie is powerful, impactful, HAUNTING and will probably stick with me. And quite literally, is enormously basic and equally effectively.

One normal morning the residents of high tower quickly realize there's some black goo (??) or void surrounding the outside of their residence. Any object, including themselves, that attempt to pass through...gets eaten up. How? Why? What happened? Your guess is as good as theirs. But one thing is for sure, survival instincts will kick in soon and who will survive and who will make it out depends....

This movie, as stated, is basic and yet, SOOO deep. Yes, it's about people banding together when having to be stuck in one locale for an indefinite amount of time. This would really happen. Sadly. What would you do?

What would you do if you woke up in a skyrise with different people, culture, races, opinions and you may never be able to leave or figure out what's going on?

This movie is scary on so many levels and I know this will haunt me for a long time. I will not spoil anything, but the time jumps had my heart skip many beats. I've seen many survival horror movies, such as any zombie movie or trapped/isolated groups inside a single location, but this one won't leave me be.

I really don't know what else to say. You're either gonna love this for its originality or hate it because on the surface, it's not a normal horror movie. I'm all about this NOT having any sequels as how they leave this is even more creepy. DO NOT try and explain this or dig deeper. Leave this as is and be completely frightened.

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Final Thoughts: The only downfall I can think of is...I have no idea who's who in this movie. I think that's part of the point, but I'll never remember any names or characters. I might remember with subsequent viewings, however. I'm really disturbed here on how REAL this fictional movie was.

Seriously. I AM DISTURBED HERE. If you love horror, watch and absorb this. Well done, Writer/Director Guillaume Nicloux. WELL DONE.

I see a lot of horror movies and hardly 20% really frighten me. This terrified me.