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Movie Reviews of Vacancy
Movie Review: Not As Good As Expected
Summary: 2 Stars
I don't feel like talk about this movie so I agree with what Steven Hedge "Movie Fan" said:
For those that say "this kept me on the edge of my seat" I have to say that I agree. I was on the edge of my seat to leave within 10 minutes of this film beginning. I've seen more intelligent writing on the back of a milk carton. Check into this motel and leave your brains elsewhere.
I want to like these kinds of movies, as they are a unique genre and a throwback to a bygone era. Aside from the gore and porn elements, which I never find all that appealing, the basics of this film pay homage to that class of films about run-down motels and stalker killers. We've seen all this before and done remarkably better. This film is a disappointment from the get go.
The actors are good "A" list people, but, unfortunately, it is their very presence that helps throw this film off as we expect a better film than what we get because of their association with the film. This kind of reminds me of the 70's era when top stars would make "guest" appearances in "B" films for a few extra bucks and keep their names in the limelight, but rarely would they actually "star" in the film.
My next issue is the totally illiterate script that has enough holes to drive a semi through. Hey, I can willingly suspend my disbelief as much as the next guy in order to enjoy a thriller, but I just can't totally shut off my intelligence. From beginning to end one is always thinking, "Why don't they just do this?" or "How come they didn't think of that?" The film's inconsistencies and poor resolution to the story make this film just too silly to be taken in any kind of serious manner. And, yeah, I know it's only a movie.
There are some cleverly directed sequences and photographic angles that genuinely create suspense and even a few chills, but other than that, this is a strictly "paint by the numbers" thriller that offers little if anything at all to the genre. This film is a huge disappointment and attempts to make money over the popularity of its stars, who should be embarrassed to be in this flop, and the recent rash of slasher, gore and porn thrillers masquerading as horror films in our theaters today. For a more memorable night of thrills and chills I highly recommend 1408 and Dead Silence.
He is absolutely right about this movie. Do not get this movie.
Movie Review: Sick, Sophomoric and Stupid
Summary: 1 Stars
Title says it all. It's really sad that Kate Beckinsale would degrade herself by appearing in this voyeuristic tripe. And if the film is not enough, the DVD includes extended snuff scenes for your viewing pleasure. Entirely predictable, no twists that couldn't be seen a mile away, a complete rip off of far, far better films.
The highway wasn't the only thing they left to find themselves at this motel: any acting, plot or character development, directing or photography must still be on that highway.
Kate says it best in the film, "This has to be some kind of joke, right?"
Movie Review: Suspenseful, Yet Campy Combination Detract from the Horror
Summary: 3 Stars
Set in a rundown motel in the middle of nowhere, a couple finds themselves trapped at night while being stalked by deranged killers. The cinematic effects and music add to the suspense of this thriller.
However, one unrealistic character takes away from this movie being a 5 star movie.
Overall, it's a dark movie that will keep you jumping in your seats. Makes you think twice about staying in a desolate 1 star Motel. You get what you pay for.
Movie Review: deplorably pathetic beyond any grasp of anything sane or meaningful
Summary: 1 Stars
2007's Vacancy is so bad, it goes far beyond the stretch of imaginative words one can use to describe in no uncertain terms, how truly horrible a film can actually be. The accolades that some reviewers give this, makes me cringe with fright to fully comprehend that another breathing, living human being actually thought this was worth any iota of time to even consider this more than a one star rating. The understanding that two people in a hotel who find a vhs tape with other people getting mauled in the same room was rather chilling, but the reactions by the two leads, played sophmorically horrific by Kate Beckinsale and the inate and pathetic Luke Wilson, are enough to make anyone cringe at an audition for even a Tide commercial in the big city. Luke Wilson is a two-bit pirate of a non talent, and this movie in of itself, showed the very coinage of his capacity to actually care whether or not he brings life, beliveability and cohesion to a role, which is anything but that. I know 10 year olds in acting classes that would have had a more surreal and natural response to being in a hotel room that CLEARLY was a cocoon for rampid killings, and they, both Kate and Luke look at each other, as in some sketch comedy routine (perhaps Monty Python) with their hands on their cheeks wondering, 'oh my Luke, oh golly gee oh darn, what shall we do, where shall we go...." How about the $^$^$ door for starters, instead of sitting around both looking like lemmings getting carted off to your three hour med cycle.
Vacancy can't deliver, because it has no ensemble to tease us with. The premise is rather unique and mundane at the same time, however the fact of two people getting chased around a hotel room in the middle of a city God forgot, and hopping from different rooms to different rooms, while many extras, and gophers bang on various items or the doors, is NOT creepy, not scary, and not in the least warranted to be anything that an ill attempt at trying to cash in on the Saw series, and ones like it.
Vacancy is for patrons of ill repute watering holes, who have nothing better to do with their time, then spend their two hours on mediocre acting, without a fresh twist, plot or cliffhanger. Absolutely sad.
Movie Review: deplorably pathetic beyond any grasp of anything sane or meaningful
Summary: 1 Stars
2007's Vacancy is so bad, it goes far beyond the stretch of imaginative words one can use to describe in no uncertain terms, how truly horrible a film can actually be. The accolades that some reviewers give this, makes me cringe with fright to fully comprehend that another breathing, living human being actually thought this was worth any iota of time to even consider this more than a one star rating. The understanding that two people in a hotel who find a vhs tape with other people getting mauled in the same room was rather chilling, but the reactions by the two leads, played sophmorically horrific by Kate Beckinsale and the inate and pathetic Luke Wilson, are enough to make anyone cringe at an audition for even a Tide commercial in the big city. Luke Wilson is a two-bit pirate of a non talent, and this movie in of itself, showed the very coinage of his capacity to actually care whether or not he brings life, beliveability and cohesion to a role, which is anything but that. I know 10 year olds in acting classes that would have had a more surreal and natural response to being in a hotel room that CLEARLY was a cocoon for rampid killings, and they, both Kate and Luke look at each other, as in some sketch comedy routine (perhaps Monty Python) with their hands on their cheeks wondering, 'oh my Luke, oh golly gee oh darn, what shall we do, where shall we go...." How about the $^$^$ door for starters, instead of sitting around both looking like lemmings getting carted off to your three hour med cycle.
Vacancy can't deliver, because it has no ensemble to tease us with. The premise is rather unique and mundane at the same time, however the fact of two people getting chased around a hotel room in the middle of a city God forgot, and hopping from different rooms to different rooms, while many extras, and gophers bang on various items or the doors, is NOT creepy, not scary, and not in the least warranted to be anything that an ill attempt at trying to cash in on the Saw series, and ones like it.
Vacancy is for patrons of ill repute watering holes, who have nothing better to do with their time, then spend their two hours on mediocre acting, without a fresh twist, plot or cliffhanger. Absolutely sad.