Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2006)

I think it's my fault for coming into the movie with high expectations. Really the only thing I actually liked about this movie is the acting, the actors truly did an amazing job (I think these people should have been in "Saw" instead). Unfortunately, the acting doesn't really matter if the story line is lacking (which this movie is definitely missing). The whole first half of the movie is about three college students who go around the world to do activities you wouldn't get away with in the United States legally (very clichÃ©d). They are then told about a hostel where the most beautiful women in the world are, where not too many foreigners visit. They get what they want (women), then consequently everything goes down the toilet. It turns out the foreigners are in for a rude awakening, when they get tortured by wannabe surgeons. The torture scene's themselves are not as gory as I expected, in fact the director doesn't really show us anything. The scenes rely heavily on screaming, sound effects and a good imagination of what the hell is going on. In fact the goriest parts happen outside of the walls of where they are tortured. "Hostel" disappoints in the aspects this movie is being marketed for, the gruesome scenes, the story, and the scare factor (in which it's not scary at all). If you don't mind a lackluster story line and go into the movie with low expectations you will find yourself enjoying "Hostel".