Well, it can truthfully be said that the 2020 movie "Bloody Hell" from writer Robert Benjamin and director Alister Grierson is something unique. And granted, when I sat down to watch "Bloody Hell" all I knew about it was that it was a horror movie of sorts - which is essentially enough to make me watch a movie - and also that the movie's cover was rather interesting.

And on that note, then I believe that "Bloody Hell" is not a movie that will find a wide appeal to every one in the audience, as this was somewhat of an acquired taste. While there wasn't a whole lot actually going on in the storyline as the movie progressed, the movie was all about style and narration.

For a horror movie then "Bloody Hell" is not your archetypical horror. This is not a movie with jump scares or a lot of cruelty and such. Instead it is a movie about isolation and helplessness, and about being trapped at the whim of a deranged family.

What made "Bloody Hell" work for me was the acting performances, especially the one put on by Ben O'Toole, as well as the dialogue throughout the course of the movie. And I also enjoyed that whole trapped and restrained without any means of escape certain doom aspect that permeated the movie. So writer Robert Benjamin definitely managed to put together something interesting here with "Bloody Hell".

Give "Bloody Hell" a chance, as it might just be something for you, given its unique plot and presentation.

My rating of "Bloody Hell" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Rex (Ben O'Toole) is flirting with a bank teller when a robbery crew comes rushing in. They kill a security guard and terrorize everyone. A gun falls into his lap and all hell breaks loose. He goes on trial for something during the incident and he spends the next eight years in prison. Upon his release, he is infamous and he randomly escapes to Finland where he is kidnapped by a disturbed family.

This is trying to be like The Evil Dead although Ben O'Toole is not really Bruce Campbell. There is a similar sarcastic tone and that's fairly fun. I still can't get over the prison sentence. I don't see how that is realistic or even necessarily. He could still be infamous without spending eight years in prison and the bank teller can still reject him for his violence. I'm not sure the trial or the prison add anything to the movie except me shaking my head in disbelief.

Bloody Hell is an absolute blast.

I have no fancy words to add, really - I'll try - but I was absorbed by every twist and turn of this movie.

From its description, "A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell... only to arrive somewhere much, much, much worse," I wasn't expecting all that much. Imagine my surprise when I was on the edge of my seat from frame one.



Rex (Ben O'Toole, Nekrotronic) is a hero to some and a villain to others. That's because when fate literally fell into his lap during a bank heist, he went over the top wiping out all of the masked criminals, which may or may not have led to the death of one innocent bystander. So imagine his surprise when he has to spend five years in jail, which all seem to lead him to a horrific destiny somewhere in Finland. After all, he wants away from the press and the constant attention he gets everywhere he goes.

Well, the attention doesn't stop once he arrives. That's because he's become the next meal of a family of cannibals that are more Von Trapp than Sawyer family. They've already taken one of our hero's legs and if he stays around too long, that would be all they eat.

Rex has two people on his side - maybe. One is the voice inside his head, which is sarcastic and cruel at times, but does have a vested interest in both of them getting out of Helsinki alive. The other is the black sheep of the family who has kidnapped him, Alia (Meg Fraser). But can she escape the family she has cared for her entire life? And will she run off with a man she barely knows who only has one good leg?

Bloody Hell is a movie in love with film, referencing and quoting so many other movies along the way, but in a way that celebrates the joy of movies instead of making you want to go back and watch something else.