Vacancy
2007 · 85 min · R-rated · 6.2/10 on IMDb
Also known as [Motel].
horror, thriller
Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale star as a couple whose car breaks down, stranding them at a very dangerous hotel.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.
Director: Nimród Antal, Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry, David Doty, Norm Compton, Andrew Fiscella, Dale Waddington, Bryan Ross, Chevon Hicks
USA
On the shelf
Atlantic-01
part of a set
- BLU-RAY