Alexandre Aja is a French director notorious for remakes. His list of remakes consists of High Tension (half remake of Intensity), The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, and Piranha. That's pretty much his entire (widely available) filmography right there, but at least the guy's got style. He just didn't know how to use it until this dumb-sounding film came along...

Let's be honest, the premise does sound stupid: Harry potter grows horns after his girlfriend is murdered. Well it turns out this film is actually a goldmine of sentiment, bereavement, judgment, and entertainment. It's like Needful Things meets The Crow, but with snakes instead of crows, and Harry Potter instead of The Exorcist.

Aja finally strays away from remakes with this engaging and tragic coming of age tale of love after death. It's based off a novel, but it makes for one hell of a beautiful film, with a great cast, great performances, great soundtrack, and a great blend of several genres. Entertaining in many ways, but where were the boobies?