Hellbox

Ok, so I've been a diehard horror fan since I came out of the womb! This movie was intriguing because of the concept and of you can get past the fact that it is low budget (it's an Indy so he'll-ooooo give it some credit) it's a decent watch.

I must say I hate when people write reviews complaining about "two hours of my life that I can't get back"... that's just a dumb thing to say. So I've decided to completely ignore the reviews that say that. Sorry, that was a little off topic here. As far as the film goes: it's not horrible, I've seen worse, and it is what it is.

The acting was good, the premise was good, and I liked it. I mean as a diehard I've sat thru waaaaay worse looking for that ONE. Looking for THAT scary movie which I have yet to see in 2021. So in conclusion: give it a chance.

If you can get passed the amatuer production and poor acting. It is slow but the acting makes it feel slower. Since it is indie film you cant expect oscar worthy.

Couldn't even watch the entire movie.

If there is a story here it's meandering aimlessly without a beat.

Flashbacks and uneventful scenes that are not driving the story forward leaves the viewer starved for progress.

And if there is a story they are crawling it forward just to fill up scene time.

Continuity errors. Tepid acting. Unremarkable editing.

Set design and wardrobe considerations are non existent. Probably budget constraints. A case of actors using their own clothing, homes and a crew members equipment.

The coloring of the film is bland. Not visually interesting. It's not a part of the intended atmosphere of the story.

This is essentially a talking heads movie with little in the way of "Hell" as the title suggests.

It's actually Hell to watch and Satan probably plays this movie ad nauseum to torture his damned souls.

Don't open this box indeed. In fact don't start this movie ever!

Yech. :P.

This is literally the worst movie I've ever seen. Lost two hours of my life. Yes I like thrillers, but there has to be a logical thing to connect the pieces together. In this movie there's nothing. Poor in every possible way.

Sure, I will admit that I was drawn in to watching "Hellbox" given the movie's cover/poster. Yeah, I am a sucker for horror movies, and I did find this movie's cover to be interesting. And the title of the movie does have a nice ring to it.

Had I ever heard about writers Sheldon Inkol and David Scott's 2021 horror movie "Hellbox" prior to watching it? No. Not even a single word. But with it being a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I had to watch it when I was given the chance.

And the concept here was interesting enough, however the execution from script to screen just wasn't all that interesting. Sure, "Hellbox" was watchable, but it was rather monotonous and somewhat bland. So it wasn't a particularly great horror experience. And for a seasoned horror veteran such as myself, then "Hellbox" just didn't have the contents to deliver a wholesome movie experience.

The various segments felt slow paced and repetitive, so there wasn't much thrills or excitement to be had as "Hellbox" trotted on and on. And the acting performances in the majority of the segments was dubious.

This 2021 horror movie is not a movie that I will recommend you waste your time, money or effort on. Some of us suffered through this so you don't have to.

My rating of "Hellbox" lands on a mere three out of ten stars.