Product Details

• Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry, Scott G. Anderson
• Directors: Nimród Antal
• Writers: Mark L. Smith
• Producers: Brian Paschal, Glenn S. Gainor, Hal Lieberman, Stacy Cramer
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (186 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000RGN2JI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,045 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Vacancy" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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61 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I didn't see some of the creepiest parts coming...scared me!, June 23, 2007

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K. Corn "reviewer" (midwest, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vacancy (DVD)

If you've seen every horror movie out there, maybe this one won't do anything for you. It definitely kept me watching for these reasons:

1. The couple, Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, are having marital troubles. This is a nice twist on the formulaic "couple is in love, has sex, gets killed" theme. You won't find that here.

2. They end up in a really run-down motel run by a truly whacky guy.

3. Things get very frightening and it isn't the usual slasher flick. There are some nice twists and turns here...well, maybe not nice..but definitely riveting.

4. I was surprised several times and screamed my head off. You don't really want me to reveal much more, do you? If you're looking for a horror film, I assume you want to know if you're likely to get scared silly. Based on my reaction, I'd say yes. I also wanted to know how this was going to affect this couple's marriage. I mean, stick two estranged people in a motel with a psycho and see how that changes their perspective...

I do have to add that this isn't the BEST horror movie I've ever seen but it does the job.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric with Some Creepy Moments But Lacks Originality, November 24, 2007

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Tsuyoshi (Kyoto, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vacancy (DVD)

After their car breaks down somewhere off the highway at midnight, a young (and bickering) married couple Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson check into an old motel. When they think they are the only guests staying there that night, strange things start to happen, including some banging noises from the next room.

With its nice opening title back and score that strongly remind us of Hitchcock, "Vacancy" is an old-fashioned thriller that does not rely on gores to raise its tension. That works to some extent with the effective performances from the leads and atmospheric photography by Andrzej Sekula. Hungarian director Nimród Antal ("Kontroll") manages to make us jump with several scary moments at first, but the film's tension slowly vanishes as the story unfolds.

For what "Vacancy" shows remains (for me) very familiar. The story here belongs to the territory of urban legends including disturbing images recorded on old VCRs, but slick as it is, the film fails to show a newer angle to tell this old story told in the past.

The film's second (and weaker) part suffers from the lack of originality in storytelling, making the whole situation which was so far pretty intriguing, just incredible. I cannot reveal too much about it, but probably you will think as I did when watching these characters making worst choices. "Vacancy" has its moments, but overall just an OK thriller.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expect modest adult thrills--then sit back for a treat, December 2, 2007

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Richard Ferrie (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vacancy (DVD)

As an adult horror/thriller film viewer for *&^% decades, I am disappointed in most everything that comes out these days. VACANCY is a pleasant surprise, but I think one's expectations need to be modest. Also, the film requires a mature, savvy viewer who is tired of teenagers getting in trouble and being stupid, then heroic, then stupidly heroic. Adult thrills done with an aesthetic sensibility and yet delivering something palpable and strong are hard to come by these days. If you agree, catch VACANCY. (Also, watch the alternative opening under special features--hard to believe they shot this and had the integrity and audacity not to use it.)