Vacancy

Vacancy is a horror film about a stranded couple who find they may be the next victims of the slasher films on their motel TV.

David and Amy Fox are forced to spend the night in the only hotel they can find when their car breaks down in the middle of no where. While watching TV they notice the slasher films were recorded in the very room they are in. Realizing they might be the next victims, they try ways to escape.

At only about 80 minutes, Vacancy is lean and mean. The film doesn't threaten to overstay its welcome and the quickness with which things are concluded doesn't allow the slightly sour aftertaste to linger. For the most part, this movie hits the right notes and gives its audience a dose of white-knuckle tension. Vacancy offers energy and atmosphere and it may result in departing multiplex patrons paying careful attention to Deighton's advice as they make a nighttime drive home. — ReelViews

Vacancy is a schlock surprise: a no-frills motel-hell slasher film — with a bit of soul. It's proof that when characters are under attack by anonymous masked goons, it really is better if the victims aren't just walking slabs of starlet meat. — Entertainment Weekly