Vacancy

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Vacancy

R

2007

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

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When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the latest stars in another film in the series of snuff films.

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Critics Consensus

Vacancy's restraint with gore is commendable, the thin characters and B-movie cliches less so.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

06/15/2007

2/5

This more than slightly familiar scenario doesn't give the principals much scope for acting.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

06/15/2007

3/5

director Nimrod Antal settles for a more generic horror-ride as the imperatives of stalk-and-escape take hold. For a while, though, this is first-rate second-hand material.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

06/15/2007

Kit out the Bates Motel with surveillance cameras, replace Anthony Perkins with the ineffectual Frank Whaley, and you'd have the location for this irritatingly cheapjack snuff-horror thriller, starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale as a depressed couple

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

11/26/2024

Every unsettling knock, ominous shadow, and piercing flash of light is there to yank us into the panic and dread that rushes through Amy and David’s bloodstream like snake venom.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/22/2023

2/5

Entirely forgettable and predictable, ultimately wasting an otherwise talented cast.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

05/03/2019

3.5/5

Vacancy doesn't always deliver. What it does is keep things eerie, uncertain, and tries its best to follow in the vein of the slasher sub-genre.

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Blake- N

@PBSAniDom May 5

I’d give Vacancy a 5/10. It’s a fairly mid-tier horror thriller that has a solid concept but doesn’t fully capitalize on its potential. The premise starts off strong and does a good job setting up tension, especially with the isolated motel setting, which naturally lends itself to suspense. However, the execution feels inconsistent. While there are moments of genuine unease and a few effective scares, a lot of the tension is undercut by predictable beats and uneven pacing. It builds atmosphere well at times, but doesn’t sustain it throughout the film. The performances are serviceable and keep things moving, but none of the characters really stand out in a memorable way. Overall, Vacancy is watchable and has its moments, but it doesn’t do enough to rise above average in the horror-thriller space

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Feb 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. 12/23/2024

This was a well acted and disturbing thriller. Beckinsale and Wilson are perfect as a couple that is in the absolute dying throes of a relationship, who are frighteningly cast together in order to spare themselves a horrific outcome. Frank Whaley is perfectly cast as the creepiest of the creepy. This movie is dark and riveting.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 10/06/2024

Even though I can never take Owen Wilson or his brother Luke seriously. This movie was way better than it probably had any right to be.

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Michael B

@RT79820631 09/18/2024

Very--Very Scary An Suspenseful,This Is A On the Edge Of Your Seet movie, BROVO.😱😱😱😀😀😀

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 06/17/2024

Is Psycho meets Saw meets The Strangers in a very effective home invasion slasher horror snuff movie and is really creepy and scary as hell.

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Synopsis

When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the latest stars in another film in the series of snuff films.

Director: Nimród Antal
Producer: Hal Lieberman
Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith
Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Screen Gems, Hal Lieberman Co.
Rating: R (Brutal Violence and Terror|Brief Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.9M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)