I built it up too much

Rating: 5/10 (10 January 2006)

I was really looking forward to this movie, I loved Cabin Fever, and I am a big fan of gore, so I thought Hostel would be great. There were several things I did not like about the movie, the first of which were the characters.
Three guys off in search of girls to sleep with is fine, but that is as far as their character development went. When people were being hurt in this movie, I didn't have a reason to feel bad that they were being tortured. It obviously sucks and is not comfortable, but I didn't have a connection to them to make me hope they got out.
The music choice also bugged me. As they are arriving at their destination to find the hot girls, this music is playing as if it's an adventure. It was something I would have expected in Lord of the Rings or some other great adventure movie as they come up on a beautiful landscape.
I feel that I built this movie up to be something really great and it fell short. The idea for the movie itself is phenomenal, I just wish it had more depth. See for yourself.