More Eli Roth Goodness

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2006)

As I walked from the theater with a smile on my face I overheard a Quentin Tarantino fanboy exclaim to his friend, "I don't see why Tarantino put his name on this film." If you're going to see a film based on the producers then you probably have no grasp of film anyway, which would explain this fan's confusion. This film is far more straight forward than Roth's first offering, Cabin Fever which at times became silly (though I must admit I enjoyed it quite a bit). This film, like Cabin Fever sets it's story up to allow for maximum bloodshed and black humor. Oh, and lots of boobs too. If you can allow yourself to settle in for entertainment of that nature, and don't demand that every scene be a metaphor of some type, you will probably enjoy this film. It takes quit a while to build steam. In spite of that, it's never boring or lagging. I applaud Roth for not rushing things in our age of short attention spans. Once it picks up steam it becomes a real treat. I found myself delighted by the frantic pace of the last 20 minutes or so. Roth did a very good job of keeping the audience guessing the fate of each character and really rewards the audience in the end. A very nice effort. 8/10.