Not really Hostel, just a little disturbed.

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2006)

This is the new breed of horror film, which has become increasingly popular in the past few years. Following in the popularity of "Saw", "Hostel" is another chapter in the psychological chop-'em-up. Pretty simple story, about 3 young tourists who are lured to a youth hostel in an obscure eastern Europe town. Typical teen dangers arise ( sex, drugs, and strangers) that always result in trouble.
The movie does have moments of inspired tension, with it's ghostly town residents,a concrete killing field,and it's redemptive finale. It even tried to make the characters 3 dimensional ( could the virginal friend be gay? What fuels our hero? and we have a promiscuous...father? ), but it seemed there wasn't enough time to care about those shadings, and instead of a paint brush.. here comes the axe... or chainsaw, or blow torch, or machete, or hammer.. at one point it's like shopping in aisle 5 at your local home depot.
Some of the scenes are disgusting, but i've seen more inspired horror scenes. I think some of the most horrific things that happen in the film, actually don't involve the aforementioned utensils, but how people care so little about a fellow human being. Is it groundbreaking... no, but is it entertaining ... yeah. It's a horror film that serves it's purpose. It didn't make me scream...but it made a good attempt.