Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Strong and Moving!

Sadly Over-hyped

Boring, long, and too preachy.

Good movie if you're into intense gore and nail biting scenes, however there are a lot of shake your head (why would you do that) moments.

Everyone else has already mentioned the drawn out intro, the lack of character development, the bland characters, and the senseless plot. I will not continue to harp on those points. What really took me out of this movie within it's meatier bits are the stupid antics of the survivor. Movies are no stranger to the idea of someone surviving massive blood loss, but most make some attempt to couch this in reality (unless it's the villain), and normally I wouldn't much care. This movie shoves it in your face.He has his hand sliced open with a chainsaw (not to mention the other wounds), and at no point does he bandage or cauterize or even disinfect the wound in some way. The entire time I was waiting for him to at least get dizzy from it, but he runs around the rest of the film completely fine. He winces when he puts on gloves, but that's about it. And he can't even curl his "missing" fingers into the palm in later scenes.He miraculously makes it to a car undetected, but then runs back to save Kana, only to cut off her detached eye. A) Going back in was a ridiculous decision, and it makes no sense that they got out again just as easily. B) A doctor could have saved the eye as long as the optic nerve wasn't severed, you idiot! But it's fine because they somehow miraculously run over the scouters, only to ditch the car instead of having a car chase. Like hmm, maybe a hospital or a police precinct in another town would be a good idea? At least when you hit Germany, I mean, sepsis, anyone? But no, revenge!Even though her injuries aren't that bad, Kana kills herself, and yet the train keeps running. Even if the city was completely lawless, police would've stopped the train at least long enough to identify the body. I mean someone's got to clean it up. Can't be driving a bloody train over country lines.This film asks you to suspend your disbelief over and over throughout, and while I normally have a large tolerance for that, but this is ridiculous. Not in an over-the-top fun thrill ride sort of way, but in a nagging, 'You are watching a terrible fake movie,' sort of way. The more I think about it, the lower the rating gets!

Its really not worth ten stars, but so many people are disliking the story for no good reason, I felt like i should even it out. First of all, I am EXTREMELY disturbed by people saying they had no sympathy for young men being tortured to death because they "didn't like them enough". Really? I would have sympathy for anyone brutally murdered. Then we have the people who are upset with portrayal of Slovalkia, or upset that a gay character was portrayed as a bad person. Get over it. Gay people can be as bad or as good as anyone else. The film is clever enough. There isn't much story, but what there is fits together very well. The reason they were killed is because someone felt like killing them for gratification, and they had the opportunity because they are foreigners. Thats it.

This was an excellent movie, with highest points for its realism re: Eastern Europe, other than the obviously contrived horror premise .. To some who have reviewed it though, I say-LIGHTEN UP. Geeeez louise it's a freaking horror flick not a social commentary. Men are horny everywhere, and are successful with women if they are rich , good looking, or successful. When women are poor, those willing to pay get a pass. It's not Un PC, it's a fact.Two Americans and one Icelander travel to Europe . Their plans of fun and frolic go a rye when they run into some eastern euro beauties who seem too good to be true, turns out they are. They are hanging out in the nude in a sauna with them, laughing at their corny jokes and being way too friendly. Every guy knows though, from experience, , chicks THIS hot who are THIS EASY ? It'll cost ya.The chicks turn out to be more than they bargain for. Escapades include a tour of a scary burnt out old factory, a euro disco with techno zak, and a local bar with torture on the menu. Of course the film includes the required rich guys who are greedy and evil, but their lust goes beyond material things: was it John waters Divine who asked -who wants to die for the sake of art? For the artsy crowd, there is an actual performance art show to delight. I wont be a spoiler but suffices to say that the hot chicks turn the tables on the dudes. Most horror movies are too cheesy and too predictable. This one is not cheesy, its high end filming. In addition, it has some good twists. It is not a 10 because it languishes a bit toward the end, a little heavy on the gore, light on story line. But all guys know we pay one way or another, maybe we don't have it so bad.