Hell Girl

Movie felt low budget and the story was a bit weak. For the most part the movie was very predictable but it did entertain me a bit whenever the ghost was out. Sadly, I can't recommend this movie unless you're really bored and like B rated horror shows.

Not the brightest star in the firmament. A ghost hunting TV show is hired to root out the ghost at a campsite in a goldrush town up California way. We have our alpha male star of the show, the wheelchair bound tech, the brit brain, the girl security, the erstwhile porn starlet and the medium who had a thing with alpha there, and misses it I dare say. Among the campers and revelers is a woman reminiscent of Rose the Hat. In looks, anyway. When they get started they find a ghost story and a serial killer mystery rolled into one. It's a story of a girl made pregnant by a demon and how he kept his line going by raping hither and thither, including his own daughters. I found myself rooting for the show's cast, yes, and caring whether they lived or died. It's a great mystery to unravel along with them and an occasional bit of tension is to be found. Not enough scares to suit my taste which is why I think of this as a marginal like at best.

I'll be honest when I put Hell Girl on I expected another hyper low budget ghost themed embarrassment alike so very many others I've seen recently. It's not, not exactly anyway.

From the get go I was fairly impressed, the opening was stylish, the character development was fantastic, the script was strong and the cinematography was above par. For these reasons my expectations spiked, foolishly.

It tells the story of a group of ghost hunters on a "Job" who fall foul of a malevolent spirit. You know, the usual stuff.

Out of the gates I was enjoying it, but as soon as the movie really gets going it spirals into everything I feared that it was going to be. Don't get me wrong everything I said earlier still stands, everything is well above par and I have to tip my hat to everyone both in front of and behind the camera.

So why the low rating? Well the plot is just awful nonsensical tosh. No amount of quality everywhere else could save it from that, and Tom Sizemore! I don't know if his career has just nose dived to this level or if he's doing a Robert Englund and paying back to the industry that made him but he's starting to be a blemish on a movie rather than a bolster.

Better than what I expected it to be and very well made, but after about half way it turns real sour real fast.

The Good:

Michael Peter Harrison

Well made

The Bad:

Some elements are beyond stupid

Plot is just terrible

Tom Sizemore

Overall, I had a very hard time enjoying this, however I have seen worse. In my opinion the writing wasn't very good, but the plot had potential. If you're like me and love giving low budget horror movies a chance, let me know your thoughts on this movie.

I have never seen such a bad movie ever before in my life! Awful actors, silly story etc. Totally wasted time! I'd have rather peeled potatoes instead of seeing this!