Understood the problem the Slovaks had with the film

Rating: 4/10 (3 July 2007)

The premise of the story, bad people paining to see others suffer, fine. Slow start up teen sex romp beginning, it is what it is. So fine Roth says he is showing Americans being idiots in Europe, I understand the point. Have lived in a few countries over here for 10 years and know the realities of the former occupied countries, better then many of the native western European counter parts as I have been living and working, and not just popping over for sex trips.
So the point is this, one is left, particularly the American audience with a feel that Slovakia is a near lawless society with gangs of rouge children waiting in the shadows to take their next victim if the person doesn't kick up some coin or gum. Roth is being arrogant if not racist in his little in sites to the society. That said I find most American film that makes some attempt to put itself into a European back drop often missing the nuances. But hey if your experience is rich Hollywood person who visits Europe in 5 star luxury or the occasional trips to Cannes, well all you have to fall back on is the superficial view you have outside your chauffeured limo.