Vacancy (2007)

Sick, Sophomoric and Stupid

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?" October 2, 2008

Suspenseful, Yet Campy Combination Detract from the Horror

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. September 3, 2008

deplorably pathetic beyond any grasp of anything sane or meaningful

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. August 29, 2008

deplorably pathetic beyond any grasp of anything sane or meaningful

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. August 29, 2008

Tunnels Of Love...

David and Amy Fox (Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale) are in the final days of their marriage. They simply can't get past the grief of losing their son, Charlie. Now, all the couple does is fight and snipe at each other. This is their last trip together before their divorce. David, not being the greatest navigator, has gotten them lost in a desolate area. To make matters worse, the car's engine gives out. Luckily, there's a small, lonely motel within walking distance. So, the Foxes bicker and argue their way back there. Upon arrival, the Foxes encounter a very odd desk-clerk (Frank Whaley), who is about as accomodating as he is friendly. He sets them up in room 4 (the honeymoon suite) and goes back to the blood-freezing screams of the video he had been watching in his office. David and Amy explore their room, finding it gross, but unfortunately necessary. Then, the phone rings and the mysterious pounding begins. VACANCY is a tense, shock-fiesta of a movie, w/ plenty of spiralling-out-of-control nuttery. Wilson and Beckinsale are at their best as the besieged and terrorized Foxes. The men who play their psychotic captors have just the right amount / mixture of lunacy and menace. Highly recommended... August 27, 2008

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