Randy College friends Paxton and Josh team up with their Icelandic buddy Oli, while on a wild tour of Europe. One of their stops is Amsterdam where they get high on drugs and get a plenty of action. After missing their hostel’s clocking in time they meet Alex, who tips them off on the best place to stay to meet some hot girls. They are told to go to a hostel in Bratislavia just outside Slovakia, where due to the war there are very few men to entertain the women. These women love foreigners especially Americans, and will do anything their hearts desire. All is not as it seems however and not long after their arrival, Oli disappears after checking out suddenly. While at first they reckon he’s still shacked up with the Hostel’s receptionist, it soon becomes apparent that Oli won’t be getting anymore action.

The film opens promisingly enough as we witness a dark room where someone is washing away blood and sharpening his tools, as the camera suddenly cuts to an electrocution chair. I thought at that moment I’d finally come across a horror film that would leave me, well, horrified. Things however altered very rapidly and what started out as a promising film, ended up being no more than an average one.

Where the film ultimately falls down is due to the lack of characterization, so you’re left never really caring much about any of their fates. There’s a slight hint that Josh might be gay or bi sexual, Paxton is haunted by a child’s drowning years ago, and Oli has a child.
Don’t panic as I haven’t given anything away, as that’s all we find out about them.
When I watch any horror film I find it’s important to get a feel for the characters and to be able to relate to them in some way. The problem is in this film that due to the characters being almost one dimensional, I felt very little sympathy for them when trouble loomed.

The acting on the whole was pretty much average throughout, although when it came to the torture sequences I thought the actors were very believable in displaying fear and horror. Jay Hernandez (Paxton) was basically the eye candy for the girls, but to be fair did the best he could playing an undeveloped character. For the boys, the busty and rather flirtatious Barbara Nedeljakova (Natalya) and Jana Kaderabkova (Svetlana) will no doubt put smiles on your faces, but were obviously selected for the parts for their looks rather than their acting skills. When it comes to the villains in horror films you would expect them to be creepy or terrifying wouldn’t you? In this film that’s definitely not the case as Jan Vlasak’s character as the Dutch businessman actually made me laugh instead. Not once does he manage to deliver a spine chilling performance that I expect when watching this genre, although very rarely get to witness.

The film is rated 18 as it contains strong bloody violence, torture and strong sex. I did feel that this is merited, and it’s important to note that the film contains a lot of swearing. While such language doesn’t bother me in a film and it was certainly warranted, the use of the word F*** was a little over the top and some viewers may find it hard to take.