Unless you're fond of overt gore, don't bother.

Rating: 4/10 (15 January 2007)

I've had Hostel recommended to me by a number of people for a variety of reasons. Having just finished watching it, I find myself wondering why.
The movie itself, if you like slasher flicks, is not bad; it's more intelligently done than others of the genre (such as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre). However, when the movie ended, I found myself thinking 'What's the point?'; even the rather anticlimactic ending fails to wrap the story up properly.
There were also a number of -glaring- errors. Some, for the sake of those who still wish to see it, I will simply say fall under the heading of 'physical reaction to bodily damage'. Others include language and location discrepancies, though these -may- be deliberate; Eli Roth claims that it was done deliberately, but I believe this may have come to his attention after the film was finalized and unable to be edited.
I feel very sorry for the Slovakian people, as I'm sure their tourist industry took a nasty hit over this. (Despite comparisons I've heard to the aforementioned Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it is important to note that Texas is located prominently in the US, which -always- has a booming tourism industry, where Slovakia is a very little-known country in comparison.) If you're looking for a horror movie with both a visceral thrill and a serious psychological point, I would recommend you see the Saw movies instead. If, however, you prefer mostly nude women mixed with torture for torture's sake, then this may very well be up your alley.
Final rating: C-