Hostel
by Camilo Arenivar
Sometimes, a film will push the envelope to see just how far it can go with grossing people out. Will shock value translate to dollars? Hostel is a movie that shows us the depths of human depravity quite vividly; however as a film it falls short of being worth the price of a full price ticket for several reasons.
Reason #1: It takes too long to get interesting. Initially, it is like Porkys or American Pie in Europe. College buddies clubbing, partying, and sexing in Amsterdam. Nothing interesting there.
Reason #2: You don’t really care about the characters; they are like your basic dumb shithead college age idiots who deserve to be killed by the monster.
Reason #3: The ending 10-15 minutes is so totally contrived and unbelievable that it is irritating. It loses some of the intensity of the movie. This would have been a better movie with maybe a different kind of ending instead of the one given in this one.
If you like tits and nudity and can stomach a few squeamish gory torture moments, this movie is right up your alley.
What the movie does effectively: It shows just how evil, depraved, and greedy some people can be.
I wish there was something I could say about Jay Hernandez’ performance but there isn’t. It’s a very typical protagonist in a horror film role. He does it well but it’s nothing special.
I highly recommend waiting for DVD for this one. Maybe even Pay per View.
Rating: 70
Sometimes, a film will push the envelope to see just how far it can go with grossing people out. Will shock value translate to dollars? Hostel is a movie that shows us the depths of human depravity quite vividly; however as a film it falls short of being worth the price of a full price ticket for several reasons.
Reason #1: It takes too long to get interesting. Initially, it is like Porkys or American Pie in Europe. College buddies clubbing, partying, and sexing in Amsterdam. Nothing interesting there.
Reason #2: You don’t really care about the characters; they are like your basic dumb shithead college age idiots who deserve to be killed by the monster.
Reason #3: The ending 10-15 minutes is so totally contrived and unbelievable that it is irritating. It loses some of the intensity of the movie. This would have been a better movie with maybe a different kind of ending instead of the one given in this one.
If you like tits and nudity and can stomach a few squeamish gory torture moments, this movie is right up your alley.
What the movie does effectively: It shows just how evil, depraved, and greedy some people can be.
I wish there was something I could say about Jay Hernandez’ performance but there isn’t. It’s a very typical protagonist in a horror film role. He does it well but it’s nothing special.
I highly recommend waiting for DVD for this one. Maybe even Pay per View.
Rating: 70
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