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Whether or not this kind of horror movie is your cup of tea, you have to at least admire Roth for the daring and creativity with which he illustrates that concept.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Overview
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Hostel's merely unpleasant and more than a little dumb.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Rotten
Sadly, as with [director Eli] Roth's promising but flawed debut feature, its central conceit is more compelling than what ended up on screen.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Rotten
All this in a 94-minute movie that takes 45 minutes getting started!
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Rotten
Although I spent much of the second half staring into my lap while listening to a cacophony of screams and shop tools, I processed enough of the first to appreciate Roth's sinister evocation of a Slovakian provincial town.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
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