In a way there is a "build-up" to the main gory bits but this is less of a decision so much as a necessary evil of having any sort of story. However while it did achieve this, it did it by simply going direct for being as sadistic and graphic as it possibly could. In that sense the film works because for all but the most hardened viewer it will have you feeling ill and get your heart beating. What surprised me was how gripped I was by it as I squirmed in my seat and had the emotional "flight" response while sitting there. It does what you expect it to do and there should be no surprise that it is very gory throughout. It did sit on my HDD for a month though as somehow I never was in the mood until I forced myself to watch it. However as it came on TV a month or so ago I decided that maybe I was being unfair by not giving it a try. Hostel was one of those films described as "torture porn" and, with my low tolerance for gore, I decided to give it a miss at the cinemas and dismiss it if anyone brought it up. Reviewed by bob the moo N/A Deeply unpleasant on one level thrilling on another it works for what it sets out to do but is a very basic and cynical affair that will put many off
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