See it....BUT....

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2006)

...don't let the trailers totally mislead you. This film IS very suspenseful and frightening heightened by the fact that it's based on actual events. Where it is flawed, however, is in the prolonged time wasted on the hedonist lifestyle of these travelers in Europe. I know the film makers pour on the T & A to entice a certain demographic but I feel real horror fans would rather, if the film had to lean one way or the other, lean toward time spent on the horrific instead of drug use and sex. Wait a minute.....you can stop throwing rocks at the computer now. Some decadence is good but, keep the film true to its genre. Bottom line...the film, finally, hits the mark and is definitely worth the cost of a (matinee) ticket. I'm positive I know the folks who will hate this film the most. It's the tourism boards of any Eastern European country whose name ends in "solvakia" or "istan". No offense meant BUT...that area is just plain creepy. Creepy people with creepy habits, creepy places and creepy forms of "entertainment". See for yourself but bring some band-aids. You'll definitely feel the urge to use one or two.