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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63PremiereEthan AlterPremiereEthan AlterBefore it descends into dull sadism and general incoherence in its third act, Turistas is a mostly effective exploitation picture, the kind of movie that would have been proudly displayed on the marquee of a '70s-era grindhouse.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliStarts out as an effective little horror movie before devolving into an incoherent mess during its final 30 minutes.
- Turistas seeks to exploit the current craze for torture-porn, but it lacks the relentless sadism of the "Saw" franchise. More than half the movie is dull buildup.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonHorror fans will twitch impatiently at those long stretches between killings. And audiences anticipating a feature-length "Girls Gone Wild" video will suffer withdrawal from the lack of loosened bra straps.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie, with the exception of that lone squirmy surgery scene, is "Hostel" without sadism, thrills, or funky severed-limb F/X. It quickly turns into a very dull escape thriller.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasOnce the torture finally commences, the film attempts to float a political point about the Third World taking back First World health-care privileges, but the chief torturers' sadistic humanitarianism is never seriously considered.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe stalwart American hero of Turistas comes off as a dislikable blank in the hands of Josh Duhamel, of the TV series "Las Vegas." More relaxed is Melissa George, who co-stars as the Aussie.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceTuristas eventually bogs down in an underlit mess.
- 20New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThere's only one surgery scene, but it's the heart (and kidneys) of Turistas. The rest -- especially the incoherent action -- falls well below the mark set by the last Americans Abroad torture-porn picture, "Hostel."
- 20The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisA grubby, lethally dull bid to cash in on the new extreme horror, the film turns on a conceit as frayed as Freddy Krueger’s shtick.