Mason: [pointing to Motel room] It's right there in the corner number 4. You might have to jiggle the handle a little bit to open her up, she's as sticky as an old whore.
I wanted to see this movie, and I think the main reason is because I enjoy when movies stick Luke Wilson into various situations. He is just the average guy who you want to like, so this time we get to see him in a horror flick.
The film stars Wilson and Kate Beckinsale (this time not dealing with Vampires) as a unhappily married couple, who's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. They wind up at an old motel with a quirky manager to take care of them.
David Fox: Well, we're still alive. I can tell by the pissy look that you're giving me.
Of course there is one huge problem. This particular motel has camera's hidden in the rooms, which are there to film the murder of the guests and later be edited into snuff films. Now the two must try and survive the night with seemingly no chance at escape.
Mason: You'll never survive if you lose control Mr. Fox.
The reason this gets a passing grade is because it is simple and effective. Its not giving you anything really new, just a fast paced flick with some thrills along the way. Its effectively enough made as well. It has a set tone that keeps the film in a kind of 70s thriller mode. The unnecessary, but flashy opening and closing credits, complete with the reveal that the director's first name is Nimrod, are also neat enough.
What also certainly helps the movie is the performances by Wilson and Beckinsale. They play a couple ready to get divorced, and their bickering and eventual dependence on each other provides a good center point to the story. The manager, played by Frank Whaley, however does go over-the-top along with the ending of the movie.
This really hits a strong "just decent" mark, but the movie is good enough to recommend.
Amy Fox: Please, David, don't go out there! David Fox: Look, if we stay here, we're going to wind up like all of them.
This moive is bad. The acting from Kate Beckinsale is lame. Them not explaining why the people did what they did didn't really borther me but they didn't really go into a backstory of anybody. It was a moive that only foucased on what was happening now. Which just made Kate Beckinsale seem like a bitch.
Good movie. Would have been better if you didnt know who the killer was, like right from the beginning though. Too short for me. Could have been creepier.
"How can you escape...if they can see everything?"
David and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. Luckily, they come across a motel with a TV to entertain them during their overnight stay. However, there's something very strange and familiar about the Grade-Z slasher movies that the motel broadcasts for its guests' enjoyment. They all appear to be filmed in the very same room they occupy! Realizing that they are trapped in their room with hidden cameras now aimed at them filming their every move, David and Amy desperately find a means of escape through locked doors, crawlspaces and underground tunnels before they too become the newest stars of the mystery filmmaker's next cult classic!
Review Vacancy is not your typical horror movie. Almost all of these types of movies have the actors making stupid decisions, and getting themselves killed because of irrational decisions. Such as knowing there's a stranger in the house, and then taking a shower! Hello, you're asking to die, and anyone with a brain would have just left the house already. Vacancy is just the opposite. This was a well directed film, and the realism was portrayed with brilliant performances by Wilson and Beckinsale. The suspense is awesome, and is a film that any thrill seeker will enjoy.
Pretty good movie overall, took me awhile to see it. Decent acting overall for a maniac killer movie. Wasn't particularly scary, but there was still some good omg's here and there.
Here's the thing. I usually hate these movies and whole oh-shit-our-car-broke-down-and-now-we'll-have-to-stay-at-this-creepy-hotel-where-killers-run-it, but this is at least watchable. Luke Wilson actually is kind of a bad ass and Kate Beckinsale is hot as shit. Frank Whaley will always be creepy (I guess it's the Curb episode, but I always think of him as a child molester) and at the very least, the film know what it is and doesn't try to go above it's own head. Even though the ending is absolutely retarded (did you know you can survive a stab wound for over eight hours...me neither).
God Awful. Anyone who gives this stinker more than one star is either an idiot or is paid by Big Content. Done to death plot with, shallow one dimensional characters. Absolutely boring and predictable 'the bad guy shows up right behind you' scenes as the music goes 'DA DAAAAHHHH!" Of course this has to happen to the one cop who shows up. You can smell to stench of this movie across the store. Someone needs to slap the director.
Nicely paced thriller with an estranged husband and wife discovering that the run down motel they're staying at is the set of an ongoing series of snuff films. Very lean and mean.
I liked it, but it's just O.K. It's the typical movie about a couple on a road trip who not only get lost but whose car breaks down in the middle of the night. They are, of course, stranded in the middle of nowhere and are basically forced to stay at a roadside motel for the evening until they can get a mechanic to look at their vehicle. From there it's basically the modern day "Psycho" thriller.
It isn't scary or gory. Mostly predictable. Unimpressive.
Very good horror film, especially by today's standards when there are so many in this genre with tired stereotypes that solely rely on gore and are not scary. The two leads give good performances also and I was scared in the cinema!
I wasn't expecting much out of this movie but I was surprised to find that it managed to build suspense amazingly well, and kept tension throughout. The only strike against it is the ending.
I'm constantly surprised to see Frank Whaley in ANY movie. This is no exception.
"Oh, hey, it's that kid from Swing Kids--WHAT IS HE DOING?"
I thought the characters were well developed. You grew to like them even thought they were both flawed (her more than him) I also liked how you subtly learn about what they just went through in their lives. The bad guys are definitely twisted enough to creep me out and the subject isn't one I've seen before.
Just okay. 90 minutes was more than enough time to tell the rudimentary slasher/snuff film story. Not really my genre. Wished I had rented something else afterwards.
Kinda disappointing 'cause I expected more from the director of a great movie like Kontroll but in fact this is one of the better horror movies I've seen recently not in the story part ofcourse but at least it's a breathtaking thrill ride with excellent pace & not just gore gore gore & gore like most of the horror movies you see these days
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