Just plain awful... plain... and awful...

Rating: 1/10 (11 January 2006)

I recently saw the film Hostel hoping for some terrifying film that lived up to both the hype and appearance of the trailers and the publicity. I am sad to say it does not accomplish either of these things. The gore that is so "over the top" is, for the most part, off screen, and only implied. The plot is simply a device to put people is situations of terror, which simply aren't terrifying enough to make this movie worth watching. I'd even like to say that this movie is so bad it's worth the laugh, but it simply is not. The first half runs with the plot depth of an average dirty movie. The second half seems to only be the setting for the torture of the "stars" of the film. This film is truly awful. Cabin Fever was enjoyable, and I had hoped that this director's follow up would be worth the watch, but sadly it just seems to fall somewhere below what Saw and Saw II have presented in recent years, which really isn't saying much.