Hostel 2 (2007)

Hostel 2: Directed by Eli Roth. With Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips. Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.

“I saw this film today and thought it was beautifully constructed with layers of metaphor and u0026#39;realityu0026#39; that one can choose to attend to at will. I donu0026#39;t think the film was Hitchcockian – the pace was much more leisurely and atmospheric than most Hitchcock or American films. However, if there is any point of comparison, i would say it is with Val Lewton, who seemingly loved making stories about the supernatural aspects of human relationships (and the screeching train reminded me of the braking bus in u0026#39;Cat Peopleu0026#39;). By the end of u0026#39;Lemmingu0026#39; i totally accepted the bizarre rationality implied as an explanation for the whole thing – those actors and Moll made me believe it.”