It is not a surprise that director John Stockwell (Crazy/Beautiful and Blue Crush)would be the creator of Fox Atomics first distribution Turistas. Slammed with tanned bodies, and topless television actresses, Turistas brings a new low to the Horror genre that seems to be an easy money-maker these days. The plot, about some tourists who get robbed on a paradise beach, and are then used for organ donations, does seem interesting on paper, but thanks to Stockwell's incompetent direction this low-bro catered adventure leads nowhere quick.
Among the eight or so tourists that get trapped in this third world torture scenario, none of which deliver noteworthy nor engaging performances, most of them get killed so quickly we forget they were part of the caiparinia loving bunch to begin with. Much of the film has the fast-paced choppy editing, attributed to its lack of competency, lending to some of its unwatchable traits. No doubt, there is a huge demographic that will eat this film up, especially between the ages of twelve and seventeen. Others, looking for the Hostel-like imagery, putting the premise aside, will be greatly disappointed. There are a limited amount of shocking, bloody scenes, only making Turistas more of a teen film, as the on screen deaths become less, almost as if they ran out of funds half way through the production.
Turistas definitely does not live up to the hype and extensive marketing campaign that has lead up to its release. Unfortunately it seems once Hollywood sees a decent idea, they steal it, gear it toward an easy to please demographic and then make it look glossy, forgetting all about the substance along the way.
I wonder what other country they will pick next to be the subject of Hollywood's torturing tactics. Towards the end of the film, Stockwell does somewhat redeem Brazil's dignity, that was lost all throughout , despite the films on screen excuse being the white man's colonization of the Portuguese speaking country. Overall, Turistas is a forgettable attempt at making a rigid franchise. Fox Atomic has allot of work to do, before they decide to revisit this terrain.
Among the eight or so tourists that get trapped in this third world torture scenario, none of which deliver noteworthy nor engaging performances, most of them get killed so quickly we forget they were part of the caiparinia loving bunch to begin with. Much of the film has the fast-paced choppy editing, attributed to its lack of competency, lending to some of its unwatchable traits. No doubt, there is a huge demographic that will eat this film up, especially between the ages of twelve and seventeen. Others, looking for the Hostel-like imagery, putting the premise aside, will be greatly disappointed. There are a limited amount of shocking, bloody scenes, only making Turistas more of a teen film, as the on screen deaths become less, almost as if they ran out of funds half way through the production.
Turistas definitely does not live up to the hype and extensive marketing campaign that has lead up to its release. Unfortunately it seems once Hollywood sees a decent idea, they steal it, gear it toward an easy to please demographic and then make it look glossy, forgetting all about the substance along the way.
I wonder what other country they will pick next to be the subject of Hollywood's torturing tactics. Towards the end of the film, Stockwell does somewhat redeem Brazil's dignity, that was lost all throughout , despite the films on screen excuse being the white man's colonization of the Portuguese speaking country. Overall, Turistas is a forgettable attempt at making a rigid franchise. Fox Atomic has allot of work to do, before they decide to revisit this terrain.