Their carefree college days close behind and the responsibility of the real world looming ever closer, Josh, Paxton and Oli strap on their backpacks and prepare for a stratospheric last hurrah of booze, babes, drugs, and debauchery halfway across the globe. The three globe-trotting thrill seekers catch wind of a Slovakian city whose male population has dwindled as a result of civil strife - leaving the ladies ready and willing to accept any male companionship that might turn up at the local hostel. Upon check-in, the trio is greeted by a bevy of beautiful locals and is quickly convinced that the hedonistic hideaway is indeed the real deal. Hazily awakening the following morning to find no trace of backpacking buddy Oli, Paxton chalks his former traveling companion's disappearance up to capriciousness and prepares for another day of debauchery, despite Josh's rapidly elevating sense of unease. Now trapped defenselessly in a foreign land without any means of escape and no way of anticipating the unimaginable hell that lies ahead, the pair is plunged into a torturous netherworld where the screams of the damned fill the air with dread and the warm rays of the sun are little more than a fading memory.
This film had a big build up with a small payoff. It was fairly well rounded in that it had plenty of comedy, nudity and brutality. However, the ending wasn't a satisfying answer to the events leading up to it. I can guess that the writer came up with the idea that became the "answer" to this film (I don't want to ruin it for anyone who will actually watch it), but he didn't fully explore all that could have been done with that idea. Instead, it seems he filled the plot with lots of hot chicks, college-age debauchery and blood (not that I'm complaining) as a cover for not developing the plot into what could have been a truly terrifying psychological horror flick, instead of just a bloody mystery. The movie isn't as horrible as my rating indicates, but I was just so disappointed after having imagined what could have been - but wasn't.
Rating: 2 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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