Director: Eli Roth
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 95
minutes
Year:
2005
Starring: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor
Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova, Jan Vlasák, Jana Kaderabkova, Jennifer Lim,
Lubomir Bukovy, Jana Havlickova, Rick Hoffman
Description: Three
backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic
expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Review: Two American students, Paxton and Josh, are on vacation in Europe where
they travel by train to different countries. They are looking for sex, drugs and
booze, culture they have never heard of. They meet Oli, from Iceland, who will
tag along with the,. While they are partying in Amsterdam, they aren’t able to
get back in their hostel. A stranger offers them to stay with him. He tells the
friends about a hostel in Bratislava, Slovakia. According to him, the hostel is
full of the most beautiful women who are only interested in tourists. Paxton, Josh
and Oli decide to go to Slovakia and see it for themselves. And it is true. But
it’s all a bit too good to be true, because hell awaits them.
Eli Roth made his
directorial debut with “Cabin Fever” in 2002. A story about a group a young people
who fall prey to a flesh-eating virus. It was a gory film, with lots of blood. “Hostel”
falls in the same category. It’s not a very scary horror movie, it’s mainly
about the gore and gruesome images. And for people with a weak stomach, it’s probably
hard to watch.
The acting isn’t spectacular,
although Jay Hernandez (the only more well-known name) does a solid job. “Hostel”
is a film that horror films will enjoy. And because it’s not a very long movie,
it’s perfect for a horror movie night.
Rating: 3/
5
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