Motel

Original title: Vacancy

2007
12
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

111K

YOUR RATING

Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson in Motel (2007)

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Stranded in an isolated motel, a couple become the unsuspecting subjects of a snuff film.Stranded in an isolated motel, a couple become the unsuspecting subjects of a snuff film.Stranded in an isolated motel, a couple become the unsuspecting subjects of a snuff film.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

111K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Killer
(as Scott G. Anderson)

Mark Casella

Truck Driver
(as Mark Cassella)

David Doty

Highway Patrol

Norm Compton

Snuff Victim

Caryn Mower

Snuff Victim

Meegan Godfrey

Snuff Victim
(as Meegan E. Godfrey)

Kym Stys

Snuff Victim

Andrew Fiscella

Steven R

Dale Waddington

Brenda B
(as Dale Waddington Horowitz)

Ernest Misko

Snuff Victim
(as Ernie Misko)

Bryan Ross

Snuff Victim

Chevon Hicks

Snuff Victim

Kevin Dunigan

Maricopa county sheriff
(uncredited)

Betsy Hammer

Snuff Woman #3
(uncredited)

Director
- Nimród Antal
Writer
- Mark L. Smith
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Kate Beckinsale had a difficult time working on the film with Luke Wilson who often showed up hungover, late and unprepared.

Goofs
At the end she phones 911 again and the operator tells her: "an officer has already responded." In reality they would have dispatched another unit once they didn't get feedback from the 1st call out.

Quotes
Mason: [pointing to Motel room] It's right there in the corner number 4. You might have to jiggle the handle a little bit to open her up, she's as sticky as an old whore.

Crazy credits
The opening credits turn repeatedly, hiding one set and revealing another. At the end, there is a set of turns and the camera pulls back to reveal a maze.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Vacancy/Lonely Hearts/In the Land of Women/Fracture (2007)

User reviews409

Featured review

7/10

Surprisingly good

The ingredients are very familiar. So, to know the premise is to know the plot: Married couple on the outs travel through rural America, experience an automobile breakdown and locate the colorful folks in the back-country for assistance. What ensues is the usual "survive the night" style narrative with a few minor modifications.

That said, Luke Wilson (who apparently was a total PITA to work with) provides a very good performance. (If he was dialing it in, it certainly does not show.) And Kate Beckinsale was a great compliment to him the whole way through. In short, whatever their horrible chemistry off-set; on-set, it worked (after all, "David" and "Amy" are a couple in the midst of a divorce).

On top of that, the set design, lighting and pace of events are really quite good. And while there are some plot holes, this film had just enough energy and pluck to keep me interested. (The producers wisely trimmed it to 1:25.)