A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
Packs a lot of old-fashioned shocks into its taut 80-minute running time.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
20 Apr 2007
fresh:
It's welcome to see another movie that relies more on apprehension and suspense than torture chambers. Vacancy might not get Mr. Hitchcock smiling from above. But he won't be spinning in his grave, either.
– Scott Bowles,
USA Today,
20 Apr 2007
rotten:
Vacancy, in the end, simply offers a particularly aggressive brand of couples counseling.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
20 Apr 2007
rotten:
Vacancy may be trying to bridge both worlds, but it ends up straddling the fence.