Lackluster

Rating: 2/10 (9 January 2006)

Let me preface this post by saying that I was really, REALLY excited to see this movie. A gore-filled horror movie stamped with Quentin Tarantino's approval (as a "presenter") sounded pretty good. Opening weekend, 9:30 Show... sold out, 10:30... football-field-long-line. We waited anyway. I'll cut to the chase. I thought the film was poorly written, poorly acted (for the most part), and just poorly done in general. It left nothing to the imagination, and there was simply nothing interesting about it. As far as gore is concerned (if that's all your looking for), Saw and Saw II blow Hostel out of the water. If it wasn't for the pair of gorgeous Russian girls that rarely have clothes on, this would have been a total bust. The first words out of my roommates mouth upon exiting the theater were, "Why the hell did you want to see that?" I spent the rest of the night explaining why I thought it sounded like it would be a great movie, and buying them beers to compensate for the disappointment. Hostel was a huge let down. Sorry folks.