"Maybe so...but not when you're winning."
The first Hostel was unpleasantly good, the sequel dire, and this belated direct-to-DVD third entry is a very mixed bag indeed. It plays like a TV pilot for Hostel: The Series with a muddy transfer and little that is cinematic. Performances are generally earnest, and there are a couple of narrative twists pulled off effectively. Whilst the move from Eastern Europe to Las Vegas robs the victims of a sense of hopeless isolation, it does create a sense that horror can exist literally just around the corner and provides a different locale for the same old torture-porn tropes. Where Part III does score is the final demented twenty minutes, and a coda which positions the franchise for a really different and potentially interesting setting for a fourth outing. The DVD also features a dangerously enthusiastic director's commentary.
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