(Some of them are still just ruthless killers, of course.) At one point, a potential murderer raises a philosophical point posed in the past by Hobbes, Rousseau and Locke: without laws, how is man naturally going to respond to others in a state of nature? To some degree, they attempt to answer this question. There is a depth and complexity to them that allows us to almost sympathize with their angle, no matter how reprehensible they may be. Torture clients aren't just faceless monsters in "Hostel 2", but real people with hopes, dreams and fears. Relying far less on torture and excessive nudity (although both are present here), we get an actual plot, likable characters and best of all a glimpse into the other side. Guess what? We have a sequel that eclipses the original in every way - this one is pretty amazing. So "Hostel 2" sat unreviewed for several month before I finally broke down and watched it. I loved "Cabin Fever", but grew weary of Eli Roth after his second feature. Will they meet the same fate, or perhaps they'll have more luck? And what ever became of the kids from the first film? Full disclosure: I didn't like "Hostel" very much. Now, a group of American girls ends up at the same hostel. The street children then begin playing football with her severed head.In "Hostel", a group of young men end up at a hostel in Slovakia that kidnaps people for its clients to torture and kill. Beth says "Nastrovia" a word taught to her by Axelle earlier before decapitating her using a large battle axe as revenge for the deaths of all her friends. She trips over a trip wire looking up she is surprised to see Beth (now a member of Elite Hunting herself) standing over her. She chases after them following them into the woods. Later that night, Axelle begins partying at the annual harvest festival with some presumed new victims when suddenly her handbag is jacked by the street children. She treats her wounds and allows her to lie down in bed long enough for two large men to arrive and allows her to be kidnapped. Axelle and Sasha rescue her and brings her back to a mansion owned by Sasha. She is approached by thugs and runs off being ambushed by the impoverished street children who begin beating her with sticks. Beth drifts off and falls asleep waking up hours later to an empty spa. The next day, they all relax in a hot bath at the spa believing Lorna must have spent the night with the Russian man since she never returned the night before. When Lorna runs off with a Russian guy, Axelle volunteers to stay behind and wait for her to return. The four of them arrive in Slovakia and go to the harvest festival. They allow her to bunk with them in their cabin and she invites them to join her to a spa in Slovakia. She is seen again on the overnight train in the bar buying Beth a drink and later on stopping a man on the train from robbing Lorna of her ipod. Whether she is genuinely lesbian or bisexual or is doing this as a way of enticing Beth to her death is open to interpretation. Axelle flirts heavily with Beth throughout the film. She introduces herself to Beth offering to buy one of her sketches off of her. Despite her outward courtesy and friendliness, Axelle in reality is a cold and ruthless woman who has no qualms about luring in innocent victims to be kidnapped and murdered by wealthy clients.Īxelle is first shown as a nude model that Beth, Whitney, and Lorna are sketching. She is a high-ranking member of Elite Hunting and Outfitting, answering directly to Sasha Rassimov. She is the one who orders Paxton's head to be collected after he killed her long time friends Natalya and Svetlana. Axelle is the main antagonist of " Hostel Part II".
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