European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 scene stars and stripes sunday april 29 2007 Sony Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson Are terrorized during a night in a Creepy Motel in vacancy1 i co i a e u d a u vacancy expected Friedan True thriller premise holds few surprises thrillers set in Sleazy Roadside motels require a few extra Steps these Days having characters experience car trouble on a deserted Road remains a timeless device but cutting off their ability to communicate int so easy in an Era when most everyone car Ries a cell phone vacancy addresses the phone Issue by having unhappily married travellers David and Amy Luke Wil son and Kate Beckinsale encounter a Lack of reception before their phone gets crushed without the cell phone it could be any time the late 1950s or Early 60s when the Pine Wood Motel appears to have been built or the 70s when David and amys room last was cleaned though this film wears out its Wel come even at a scant 80 minutes its Retro storytelling still holds some Appeal featuring a very Basic concept and Only a few characters vacancy written by Mark l Smith sometimes seems like a stage play or a teleplay As David and Amy first pull in to a Gas station near the Motel you half expect Rod Serling to emerge from the heavy Shadow and address the camera instead an Overly Friendly attendant Ethan Embry appears telling the pair he can provide a temporary fix for their car which started making noises after David spun out trying to avoid a Raccoon the extra time on the Road does the movie Good at least on an act new on base of Yugo vacancy is playing of following military installations Mil Denham Bainberg Hohenfels Kaiserslautern Mannheim adm Sfeir Sembach Stuttgart Vilseck Wiesbaden a Iario on the web visit he official web site at ing level the marital tension inside the car sometimes matches the ten Sion created later when David and Amy Are terrorized in their room Amy disapproves of Davids Deci Sion to take a Short Cut and of David in general Beckinsale plays Chilly contempt quite Well and Wilson shows How exhausting dealing with such contempt can be with gritted Teeth determination David tries to stay positive while also staying awake on the dark Road a tragedy has driven a wedge Between them and prompted Amy to Check out with the help of prescription drugs this Story element is a bit Over dramatic for a slight genre film but it makes Amy More sympathetic and underscores the Effort it takes for her to go into action Mode later the car Breaks Down not too far Down the Road leaving the pair with Little Choice but to Hoof it Back to the Motel once there David turns Prin Cess informing the manager Frank when he dares to ask for id that Hes not planning to abscond with any towels such condescension hints that vacancy might turn into a tale of Yuppie scum getting their comeuppance but that would Only work if the manager were not completely of putting and weird Whaley overdoes the oddball act and the Quirky angles from which director Nimrod Antal shoots him suggest this Guy is supposed to be comic Relief but the character is neither funny nor menacing Hes a bust since the Motel has no other guests the manager probably has something to do with the mysterious pounding on David and amys Side door from the room next door their captors tip off the couple Early that things Are amiss via strategically placed videotapes As Well As the door pounding they Are recording and Savouring David and amys fear sick stuff certainly but not always suspenseful stuff since the Story unfolds in a limited space and we know the villains Are nearby its not necessarily a Jolt when one pops up yet one mystery continues to Burn throughout the picture was the Raccoon in on the whole thing vacancy is rated r for violence disturbing images language Brief nudity running time 80 minutes screen times movies and times of movies to change with out notice Check with the theater to confirm or visit movie 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