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Sadly Over-hyped

Fantastic!

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

I'm not sure why this movie has a low 6.2 rating when other movies that are utter crap have much higher ratings. This movie is one of the best horror movies you will ever see. It is so much better than The Strangers which got very popular while this one didn't which is a real shame. Vacancy does everything right. Go check this out, you won't regret it.

Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale are likable stars. You will want them to survive this night. The film is straightforward, technically well executed, with a solid score, nice cinematography and well executed thrills. In terms of memorable characters, dialogue, set pieces, themes and messages, well, it's got none. Thankfully it does not pretend to be anything else than what it is. You come for a few scares, and that's what you'll get. Nimrod Antal managed to get the job directing Predators because of this film, so the guy knows how to craft a thriller, but this movie is a mcdonald's hamburger - as soon as you eat it it feels satisfying for a minute, then you regret eating it and go buy a steak afterwards. The steak in this case being a memorable movie.

Amazing film. Truly a great, suspenseful thriller from the time the banging started to the end of the movie. This has to be the best thriller movie I have ever seen. Every second of the film is sick and has you on the edge of your seat. I liked how the film was not long, and yet still managed to gradually take it's time to develop into a nail-biting thriller. Really, really impressed with this film, and recommend anyone to watch it if you haven't already. By far the best part of the film is when they realize the snuff films, and the lights go out, and it goes on like that for a few seconds. I do not see how the realistic the movie is or the character's choices in the film can impact on how good the film was. A movie is supposed to be for entertainment, whether it's realistic or not doesn't matter as it's a movie, not real life.

The strongest asset that Vacancy has going for it is a deliciously tense and artistic set of opening credits. Now that can be seen as an insult in a review by some, but I'm happy to report that following that terrific opening is a nasty little flick that delivers the genre goods nicely. It's nothing new or noteworthy, but it tries, and commits itself to its macabre little setup pretty well, leaving us with a slice of suspenseful horror in the tradition of stuff like The Strangers and Psycho. The aforementioned credits are a scintillating parade of impressive graphic design accompanied by a heart-skipping, nerve clawing score by Paul Haslinger, formerly of Tangerine Dream. This sets the tone for the events to follow, in which Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson play an unfortunate couple whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere at the witching hour, forcing them to take refuge at one of the countless ominous, isolated motels which populate cinematic Americana. The first red flag is the desk clerk, a twitchy little weasel played by Frank Whaley. Whaley is best known as the guy who provoked the wrath of Samuel L. Jackson by saying 'what' one more goddamned time in Pulp Fiction. Here he milks his squirmy, freakazoid role for all its worth, treating the couple with all the good natured charm of a king cobra. Beckinsale and Wilson settle in for the night and are almost immediately descended upon by masked psychos who prowl the property and leer outside their windows. So begins the archetypal cat and mouse game of survival, as the two evade a group of marauding sickos who have been preying on unsuspecting guests for a long, long time. The two leads are solid, especially Beckinsale who let's the fear cord rip in certain impressive moments. Whaley steals his scenes and gets under your skin. It's standard horror done pretty darn well. Recommended.