A little too real...

Rating: 6/10 (12 March 2006)

I could only give this film an 6 out of 10...because I just didn't find it that enjoyable: even though it was a well made film, it was just too real for me. And believe me: I am a person who LOVES horror and gore. I found HOSTEL to be much more enjoyable...and I find myself wondering why: did I think the victims in HOSTEL deserved their fate more than the victims in this film? Hmmm...makes me wonder if I'm getting soft in my old age. :) I really don't think I am, though: I still love watching Dario Argento's violent epics, so I don't it's softness creeping in. I also loved this (Alexandre Ajas)director's film X Tension (American version: High Tension). I think the "monsters" in this film had a certain sadness to them that the antagonist in HIGH TENSION didn't. Whatever: I didn't leave the theater today with the high I was feeling after I saw High Tension...that film left me with a real horror film rush. This one just left me feeling sad...I didn't go in to the theater expecting that.