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Title: dread - ful
Review: I do not recall reading the Clive Barker story from which this was adapted. So, I can't tell you if this is a good adaptation or not. I can tell you if it is a good film, and the answer is no! It seems the film took quite a bit of time to make you familiar with and like the characters, (spoiler alert) just to chop 'em all up and destroy them at the end. The thing about torture movies like Hostel, that makes them worth watching, is the victim/hero finally gets revenge in the end, and we cheer when the sadist/torturer meets his demise. The ending of this film was just too dismal and after all that time (over an hour) of character developement, the ending just doesn't pay off. The dread comes when you realize you spent nearly 2 hrs. watching this dreadful movie.
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