Near the top of the genre, very good despite some weird reviews.

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2006)

People here seem split on this movie but let me tell you, it's pretty damn good. People who did not like it? Weak-stomached girls and a few people from Slovakia claiming it's not like that in their country. We KNOW that, it's a MOVIE!! Most reviews are right about the fact the movie starts off like Euro Vacation, it's very sexy and filled with hot, nubile European women. That's why when the actually horror starts it's pretty jolting, and done ON PURPOSE. The eastern European country and it's people were created with extreme professionalism, very convincing sets and language down to the disco's and run-down buildings. People also had a problem with the acting, I for one thought it was VERY well-acted, especially the European parts like the 2 girls that dragged the Americans into their situation. I don't know what some here expect from a HORROR movie, Oscar-caliber acting? As for the "horror" parts of the movie, it lives up to it's name as the torture is pretty hard to watch (and hear) and makes you feel sorry for these guys. The "villain" in the movie just so happens to be some peoples perverse affliction for seeing others in pain, and causing it. There are REAL people like this on our planet, so this is no made up Freddy Kreuger villain. This movie is actually 3 types of movies, a sex movie in the beginning, a horror in the middle and a pure VENGEANCE flick towards and end, and boy does the victim get his. Never has vengeance been so satisfying, this guy pretty much gets ANYBODY who harmed him, and in some creative ways. This movie also features some of the BADDEST, most most VILE children you have ever seen. These street-wise euro-kids actually KILL 2 people (by stoning them, then smashing their heads to mush) for a bag of CHEWING GUM! Some of the kids are pretty cute and the site of one asking the other for a piece of gum while their co-Hort's kill 2 grown men is hilarious. Anyway, don't listen to anybody else, check this movie out as it is surprisingly good.