Hostel

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2006)

Hostel is about three young men who are backpacking through Europe. Their names are Paxton, Josh and Oli. Once they get to a Slovakian city things start to get weird and the friends begin to see less and less of each other. Eventually they discover a torture chamber where people come to watch others getting tortured for amusement. Soon the three backpackers might end up as victims of this chamber and of the unusual people around the city. Hostel has good direction, a good script, and good performances by the cast, good film editing and good cinematography. The film is a real adrenaline rush. It has a lot of energy and action, especially in it's second half. In the film's first film there is some good humour as we get to know the three characters and as things go along and people start to disappear the film really kept my interest and I was really curious to find out what would happen next. This is a well crafted horror movie with a pretty original script and some good atmosphere and style. It is very entertaining and full of action. It also has scenes that will make you squirm and get a little uncomfortable as well. All in all Hostel is a stylish film that is an entertaining and action packed film that also has some good horror in it as well. Hostel is the second film from writer/director Eli Roth who brought us 2003's Cabin Fever, a film that I also enjoyed. Roth does a good job here again and if he continues to stick to his own original scripts and his own direction, then I think that he may become one of today's better horror directors because he did a good job with the well crafted and smart Hostel.