Vacancy

Surprise! This movie doesn't suck like you think it's going to! Sure, it's not very original...there are elements of all the classic horror films here: Psycho, TCM, Halloween, Saw, You Name It! BUT...this movie provides something that is quite rare indeed... Full review

I wanted to see this movie so bad when I saw the previews. Now, I wish I had changed my mind. It was not scary! I thought it was going to be one of the hottest scary movies of 2007! NO!... Full review

First of all, let me say that whoever would say this movie is just "ok", they obviously have no interest in horror films. My whole life, I have been obsessed with horror movies, and I find myself disappointed with every horror/thriller... Full review

This movie seemed to be going in the right direction. It had everything a good horror movie needs. Action, suspense, random people popping out. It was short and not drawn out like most other horror movies. However, the ending to the... Full review

A couple, David (Luke Wilson) and Amy (Kate Beckinsale), whose relationship is obviously under severe strain, have car trouble, wouldn't you know it, in the back of the beyond, where they end up staying in one of those motels common... Full review

I think that Vacancy was a great horror flick all the way up until the end of it. Throughout the whole movie i could really feel how it would of been to be in that room. But once i saw the... Full review

Vacancy has Alfred Hitchcock's finger prints smeared all over it, in fact at several times, especially the quite nifty looking opening credits, seems a lot like a homage to the great horror maestro himself. Its true, that even many years... Full review

Vacancy;; Vacancy opens as a typical horror film, following a soon to be divorced couple, Amy and David Fox, driving down a winding road, in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. Car troubles lead them to... Full review

"Vacancy" is a suspenseful horror shocker that follows a young disputing couple on their way home from an anniversary party, Amy and David Fox (Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson), who have just recently lost a child and are about to enter... Full review

Supposedly their actual existence is debatable, but snuff films could be reduced to urban legend status. Still, this world has some dark corners, so I wouldn't put it out of mind completely. Nevertheless, the idea of people getting pleasure from... Full review

Vacancy" started off so well and then just kind of slid downhill like a runaway truck. I cannot even begin to get into the many flaws in this movie, but if I must start somewhere it is with the scary movie syndrome. ... Full Review

Though this film wears out its welcome even at a scant 80 minutes, its retro storytelling still holds some appeal. Instead, an overly friendly attendant (Ethan Embry) appears, assuring the pair he can provide a temporary fix for their car, which started making noises after David spun out trying to avoid a raccoon. ... Full Review

Still, at a mere 80 minutes, Vacancy is taut, claustrophobic, and brutally lean, even if it's also rather empty-headed, a state of affairs exposed by its pat decision to posit life-and-death trauma as the cure-all for a disintegrating relationship. Vacancy 's audience, however, is provided an even greater number of intimate views on the sadistic action by Kontroll director Nimrod Antal, whose creepily composed widescreen frame proves designed for extreme discomfort. ... Full Review

There are some genuine thrills in Vacancy that make it a decent bill of fare for the horror fans. Frank Whaley, as the head of his little snuff production company, has fun in his role. ... Full Review

Essentially, Vacancy is a moderately entertaining variation on a theme, using a remote setting as a backdrop on which to convey its terrifying tale. Review by Louise Keller: A far cry from director Nimrd Antal's last film Kontroll, whose setting in Budapest's subway provided a chilling backdrop, Vacancy is a far more predictable experience. ... Full Review

April 24, 2008 Seedy motels are a terrific location for suspenseful horror. Theyre usually found in the middle of nowhere, the staff are byproducts of Deliverance, the guests have even less teeth, and the spooky flickering neon sign outside might... ... Full Article

Motel manager Frank Whaley is seriously weird - he tells them the door to their grubby room is "as shaky as an old whore". But he's not nearly as weird as the gruesome predicament the terrorised pair soon find themselves... ... Full Article

The English language debut feature from American born Hungarian director Nimrod Antal, Vacancy isn't going to win any awards for originality but it does prove that sometimes a film doesn't always need to break new ground to be effective. ... Full Article

What starts out as a slick but generic urban legend meets slasher film turns into a surprisingly enjoyable thriller in "Vacancy." The feature marks the American helming debut of Hungarian director Nimrd Antal, who scored acclaimed for his Budapest subway... ... Full Article

The press booklet for Vacancy describes the main antagonist as a "criminal mastermind," which is not quite the label I'd assign him. A Norman Bates clone played by a decidedly middle-aged Frank Whaley -- trapped in Target with Jennifer Connelly... ... Full Article