"The Ruins" is sort of like a fast-food horror flick. At 90 minutes, the run-time is just right, as the movie goes along at a very nice pace, setting up the story quickly, keeping the characters in peril and ratcheting up the tension and then hitting a quick resolution. The concept, on its surface, is sort of silly: A group of tourists become trapped in a Mayan excavation site with killer vines, but it is pulled off believably. It is based on a best-selling novel, but other than the basic framework and the main characters, the movie pretty much follows its own course. The vines are, pardon the pun, very creepy as they prey on the young tourists, particularly feasting on any open wounds they could find. If the vines weren't bad enough, there is also a group of local villagers at the base of the dig site who make it very clear that they will kill the tourists if they try to leave. Finishing the fast-food analogy, the movie was fun, somewhat satisfying and did not require too much of an investment of your time. It also wasn't anything approaching "must-see". I liked it and horror buffs will also sort of like it, but won't exactly rave. Grade: B-
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