not the best not the worst

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2006)

i have the unrated version of "hostle". i like it for the simple fact that it is the first movie in a LONG time that has actually made me shudder from the pure gruesomeness of certain scenes. the script however leaves much to be desired although it seems to be more of a movie made for people who like blood, guts and gore... which it delivers spectacularly. it is a teenage guy sort of movie with plenty of nudity, blood, drug usage and sex scenes. the factor that makes this movie even remotely scary is that it taps into human cruelty on a level and scale that most other movies don't even think to. you see the carnage and you see the people behind it. not a very common thing in the movie world from what i have seen. i would say that there are other movies from this genre that people should have as their first pick, but this one is at least worth renting.