Hellmington

I'm 57 min deep...and I'm like.."uhhhh...okay?..." This movie is soooo slow and prematurely dramatic for something that's so mysterious there's no pertinent clues shared to make it interesting. The main character's uncle was the only thing I raised an eyebrow for since Total Recall is a classic. I have dedicated 57 min....25 min left... I'm too far in not to finish it. ughhh.

The old city person unimpressed by country people trope. Our "hero" goes around being rude to everyone in the town she grew up in with a big chip on her shoulder. It was exhausting seeing her two maybe three emotions - arrogant disdain, fear, and unexplained petulance.

Written by some LA city aholes pretending they know something about decent small town life. They get to prove their own points by writing this crap.

(2018) Hellmington MYSTERY THRILLER

Co-written and directed by Jay Drakulic and Alex Lee Williams with the daughter of a prison guard, Samantha Woodhouse (Nicola Correia-Damude) or Sam for short visiting her dad, Joe Woodhouse (Andre Brussieres). And before he dies, he then gives her a name of "Katie Owens". And the first things she does is ask her uncle, Rupert Woodhouse (Michel Ironside) who happens to work in law enforcement himself whether she can read Katie Owens file. The last officer who worked on Katie Owens case file was Detective Abdi Khan (Gabe Grey). Viewers then find out that the word "Hellmington" is a name of a high school. We also find out that both Sam Woodhouse and Katie Ownes attend to the same high school and that the last person who saw her alive was her boyfriend, Brad Kovacs (Munro Chambers).

What viewers was hoping the movie to be was a routine mystery movie, the last five minutes asked more questions than it answers. In other words, the ending sucked.

Really there was not any horror elements to this film. More of a Drama, and somewhat a mystery, but not by much. As another review mentioned the ending seemed rushed and was really ineffective in giving the movie a good stamp. Can not recommend.

I didn't even read the synopsis before watching "Hellmington", but half way through it was apparent what kind of beast this is. The main selling point for me was Michael Ironside & an appearance from a growing director favorite of mine - Adam McDonald.

"Hellmington" is the name of the county where the story takes place & a big-city detective is returning there to fight demons of the past & solve the mystery. Sounds familiar? Nevertheless, "Hellmington" turned out to be just alright. It's visibly low-budget, with most of the action happening sort-of-off-screen, but clever editing plays a part here as well, same applies to the cinematography. Whenever Michael Ironside appears to fill in his supporting role, he's received with open hands, and yes, the rest of the performances are fine as well. "Hellmington" is a mediocre (or maybe slightly above that) mystery, written well enough to keep You engaged - everything clicks at the end, to an arguably satisfying level. The kind of mystery that won't blow your mind and will be forgotten fast enough. The pacing is steady enough, but would start falling flat if the total runtime was 10 minutes longer. One thing I liked at the start but disliked at the end was the original score - it's quite repetitive. Sadly, I have to mention that the notes of horror are rare and not very loud, "Hellmington" qualifies to be called a mystery thriller. At best.

There's nothing very impressive or memorable about "Hellmington", but it's also not cheesy, goofy or effortless. If you're a fan of indie mysteries and want a one night stand with a movie you'll never watch again, here it is. My rating: 5/10.