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Vacancy (2007)

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Reviews Counted:117

Fresh:64

Rotten:53

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Vacancy's restraint with gore is commendable, the thin characters and B-movie cliches less so.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for brutal violence and terror, brief nudity and language.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Apr 20, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $18,986,844

Synopsis: This riveting thriller features Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as a couple whose car breaks down, stranding them at a very dangerous hotel. Director Nimrod Antal carefully builds the suspense as... This riveting thriller features Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as a couple whose car breaks down, stranding them at a very dangerous hotel. Director Nimrod Antal carefully builds the suspense as the film gradually leads to horror when the hotel turns out to be a snuff film operation, with cameras everywhere and lots of truly horrific videos of past murders (shot in the same room) lying atop the TV set. The couple needs to think fast before they become the next victims. Beckinsale and Wilson play down their star wattage and get truly involved in their change-of-pace roles, sucking the audience into their situation far deeper than one might think possible. Meticulous use of the tawdry, low-rent motel setting--lots of rotted wood, stained wallpaper, and ugly sofas--provides a realistic sense of space. Intelligently crafted and unfolding practically in real time, VACANCY is edge-of-the-seat all the way. Other strong points are the punchy score from Paul Haslinger, a PSYCHO-ish credit sequence, a creepy Frank Whaley as the hotel clerk, and lots of references to films like TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER. Thanks to all this care and attention, the scares linger longer than you might expect, so don't watch it alone. [More]

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry

Director: Nimrod Antal

Director: Nimrod Antal
Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith
Producer: Hal Lieberman
Composer: Paul Haslinger
Studio: Screen Gems

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  • A suspenseful, classic thriller, in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock, starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, that will keep you on the edge of your seat and your heart pounding! When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them... until they discover that the low-budget slasher videos they find in their room were all filmed in the very room they're sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them... trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels... and filming their every move, David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece.
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    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    11/20/08
    Brian Marder
    Brian Marder
    Hollywood.com

    An unpleasant and hardly entertaining creepy horror road movie that comes up as vacant as an empty room.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
    09/30/08
    Dennis Schwartz
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    [Director Nimrod] Antal does such a good job that you almost overlook the absurdities built into the screenplay.

    Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
    07/17/08
    Steve Biodrowski
    Steve Biodrowski
    Cinefantastique

    Vacancy is a no-nonsense, no ambition thriller, but sometimes that's more than enough to please.

    Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
    07/04/08
    Christian Toto
    Christian Toto
    Washington Times

    Very creepy.

    Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
    10/05/07
    JoBlo
    JoBlo
    JoBlo's Movie Emporium

    All things considered, not half bad. Indeed, it's much less than half bad.

    Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
    09/20/07
    Tim Brayton
    Tim Brayton
    Antagony & Ecstasy

    Un pasatiempo eficaz que recupera parte del espíritu de la clase B al servicio de un relato tenso y por momentos perturbador, sin mayores pretensiones.

    Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
    09/08/07
    Enrique Buchichio
    Enrique Buchichio
    Uruguay Total

    Vacancy isn't a commentary, just another graphically violent horror movie, traveling a well-worn path -- urbanites wandering into the countryside and being accosted by rural weirdos.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
    08/04/07
    Gary Thompson
    Gary Thompson
    Philadelphia Daily News

    It's only in the last act that things begin to get a bit flaky but up till then VACANCY does what it sets out to do without any pretenses.

    Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    07/14/07
    Ted Murphy
    Ted Murphy
    Murphy's Movie Reviews

    Vacancy may not be the most wholly original thriller but it has some heart to it and is directed with gritty, old school style by Nimród Antal. Coupled with the good work done by the leads, Vacancy is worth checking into.

    Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
    06/22/07
    Stax
    Stax
    IGN Movies

    Vacancy is an enjoyable, pleasingly old-fashioned thriller with strong performances and some expertly handled suspense sequences. Recommended.

    Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Matthew Turner
    Matthew Turner
    ViewLondon

    This more than slightly familiar scenario doesn't give the principals much scope for acting.

    Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Derek Malcolm
    Derek Malcolm
    This is London

    Vacancy’s an audience divider – a predictable yet occasionally classy film. Depending on your mood it’s an efficient exercise in popcorn frights, or a cynical B-movie...

    Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Jane Crowther
    Jane Crowther
    Total Film

    director Nimrod Antal settles for a more generic horror-ride as the imperatives of stalk-and-escape take hold. For a while, though, this is first-rate second-hand material.

    Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    Independent

    Terrific turns by all make this a tense, if slightly predictable, treat for terror fans.

    Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Johnny Vaughan
    Johnny Vaughan
    Sun Online

    With shades of Psycho and The Birds, Vacancy sure isn’t up there with The Master’s finest work but, given that we haven’t had a decent horror all year, it’s a pleasantly creepy surprise.

    Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    David Edwards
    David Edwards
    Daily Mirror [UK]

    Kit out the Bates Motel with surveillance cameras, replace Anthony Perkins with the ineffectual Frank Whaley, and you'd have the location for this irritatingly cheapjack snuff-horror thriller, starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as a depressed couple

    Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Tim Robey
    Tim Robey
    Daily Telegraph

    well, however much I wanted to love it, the same old sorts of things happen, and the rigorous plausibility and consistency on which everything depends are thrown away.

    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Peter Bradshaw
    Peter Bradshaw
    Guardian [UK]

    I know, you couldn’t make it up. But someone did.

    Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Kevin Maher
    Kevin Maher
    Times [UK]

    An effective assembly of familiar chills diminished by its unfortunate mainstream feints.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    06/15/07
    Matt Glasby
    Matt Glasby
    Channel 4 Film
     
     
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