Vacancy
8,232
Horror. Thriller
When David (Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them... until they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them... trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels... and filming their every ... [+]
Author | Review | ||
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United States | Miami Herald | "Succeeds where so many other recent horror pictures have failed: It consistently scares you silly." | POS |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "Feels tired, derivative and lackluster." | NEG |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "'Vacancy' becomes a critique of sadistic thrillers, at the same time still serving as a crackerjack example of the genre." | POS |
United States | AV Club | "Imagine what Michael Haneke or Brian De Palma would have done with a premise like this one." | NEU |
United States | New York Daily News | "Short, sharp and to the point, 'Vacancy' has a single goal, and that is to scare the hell out of you" | POS |
United States | ReelViews | "For the most part, this movie hits the right notes and gives its audience a dose of white-knuckle tension" | POS |
United States | Philadelphia Inquirer | "Simply offers a particularly aggressive brand of couples counseling" | NEU |
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