Not very good

Rating: 4/10 (2 May 2006)

Even if Quentin Tarantino was involved in this film it still wasn't very good.It will hold your interest ,if for no other reason than to see what is happening to all the disappearing people.
Some friends take a trip across Europe and they start disappearing after they reach this one particular town.The hostel that they stay at seems to be the hub of the disappearances.Eventually the awful horrible truth comes out of what happens to people who disappear.There are a lot of snotty Euro-trash roles in this film and that stereotype got old real quick.And some of their thick accents were a bit hard to understand until your ears adjust.
There is some pretty intense gore scenes.One blow torch to the face scene was as gruesome as anything I've seen.But gore does not a good film make.But it is well done with some good solid special effects.
The acting is good and the story is decent but it really isn't the cool looking film that was presented in the trailers.Basically it just another silly-teenagers-getting-hacked-up movie when you boil it down to the bones but the reason for their deaths is at least fairly original.
I just can't believe that this thing got such raves when it was shown at film festivals early on.What have these people been watching to rave so about this run of the mill gore film?The thing about this film that kind of irked me too is that it is so pretentious in wanting to make you think it is something more than just a slasher film.This movie ,and Tarantino,need to get over themselves.
It is worth a 2 buck rental but it isn't a DVD I would add to my collection.