Reviews

Hellbound has a really solid start and a good concept. The opening scene is captivating, suspenseful and exciting. However, I feel like the whole execution could have been better.

The 3 creatures that come to punish people really don't look scary and are actually really funny looking. So it's hard to take the scenes where they appear seriously. They probably tried to stay faithful to their original design but they should have thought of designing them differently given the CGI results.

Also, it became a little too much when they showed that the creatures could bring back someone to life and beat them up if they ended their life before their execution date. I literally rolled my eyes.

One thing that makes it hard for the show to really give you an immersive experience is that people really don't seem that amazed by this strange phenomenon. I mean sure, we see people screaming and running but after that, it seems like no big deal? The world would literally be going mad in real life.

Also it doesn't make much sense for a group of people to be going around beating people up if they truly believe that they should live a super righteous life in order to be closer to God and be spared from those creatures.

All in all, it's entertaining and I would still recommend to watch. But there are definitely a lot of point to work on or that could have been better.

First, I am astonished at the numbers of bad reviews. I understand the point of view of a lot (as I share the same) but it does not make it an actual bad movie.

So, as you've probably already understood if you read some of the reviews, the main character isn't very likeable. She basically takes advantage of elderly people and strips them off their freedom and pretty much steals their belongings. So it's hard to like her. One day, she takes advantage of the wrong old lady though, as she's in fact the mother of a Russian mafioso who will do anything to get his mother back. Plot isn't bad until here.

What bothered me is how she easily gets rid of like 2-3 big men without really planning anything first and tricks the big boss. I mean, it was just all way too easy, especially if you take into consideration that she's a middle age woman who doesn't know how to fight and walks around in high heels most of the time.

The ending reassured me about the director's and writer's morals though. I really thought she was going to get away with being a horrible person but karma finally gets her. So I guess the message of the movie was that you have to do whatever it takes to get to where you want to be in life. However, try not to lose yourself in the process.