Too Little, Too Late

Rating: 4/10 (9 January 2006)

Eli Roth's Hostel managed to lull the crowded theater I saw it in asleep before anything of interest took place in the film. Once the movie got going, the characters were so uninteresting, the feeling of conspiracy was so obvious, and the demand for violence and gore was so high that perhaps Roth could never have met those expectations which he himself created. This movie really needed some energy where the filmmakers opted for suspense and failed to deliver. I imagine the people that got the most out of this movie were the ones squeamishly covering their eyes through the torture scenes. At least they were able to fill in the creative gaps in Roth's Hostel with what they thought was happening as opposed to what really was, which, wasn't worth opening your eyes to see in the first place.