Trou de l'enfer

Pretty grim film with a lot of equally grim atmosphere in a monastery somewhere, I presume, in Poland since it's Polish film. I was about to say the premise is, but this has a few premises so let me just say it's starts off with a priest shot to death while about to stab to death an infant thinking it to be the anti-Christ, very reminiscent of The Omen, and he might be right. We immediately switch to 30 years later when a detective infiltrates this monastery due to the disappearance of a number of women who went in only to never come out. It annoyed me for a while at how easily he discovers various things in his snooping around. He gets found out quickly enough and things get ugly and brutal and very gruesome. This is not a great movie, but it accomplishes what it sets out to do right to the end with no holds barred.

Initially I was not particularly intrigued by the cover/poster for this movie, but the movie's synopsis seemed interesting enough. And also the fact that "Ostatnia Wieczerza" (aka "Hellhole") was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen also played a part in me sitting down to watch it.

Now, I had never heard about this movie from director Bartosz M. Kowalski prior to sitting down to watch it. And the fact that a movie like this made its way to Netflix was definitely quite a surprise.

The storyline in the movie was genuinely creepy and atmospheric, so writers Bartosz M. Kowalski and Mirella Zaradkiewicz definitely put together an amazing script, and I have to say that I was genuinely entertained from beginning to end of this movie. It was such a well-written storyline that sank in deep under the skin and will stick with me for some time. This felt like a trip back to way back when they used to make really atmospheric horror movies.

I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, since I have not watched a lot of Polish movies. But it should be noted that the acting performances in the movie were good and very convincing. The performers really did good jobs in bringing the movie to life on the screen and bringing the characters to life on the screen as well.

Director Bartosz M. Kowalski was good at slowly building up the story, piling on slowly layer by layer, letting the suspense amass and the disturbing atmosphere brood and sink it with great effect.

Visually then "Ostatnia Wieczerza" was interesting. It is a movie that is filmed in bleak colors and an equally so environment, which really adds to the atmosphere of the movie. It works and it works on a great many levels. And the special effects and CGI in the movie were phenomenal. It is not a movie that made use of an abundance of special effects and CGI, but what was in the movie worked quite well. Thumbs up to the special effects team here.

If you enjoy horror movies, then you most definitely have to sit down and watch "Ostatnia Wieczerza". I was pleasantly surprised with the movie's storyline, its impact at the hands of director Bartosz M. Kowalski. This is without a doubt a horror movie that I will recommend to fans of the horror genre.

My rating of "Ostatnia Wieczerza" lands on a well-deserved eight out of ten stars.

Having seen no trailer of this, I've decided to do some mix and match with The Cabinet of Curiosities and I like this better than the first 4 episodes of that show (Lot 36, Graveyard Rats, The Autopsy, The Outside). The monastery in this movie felt lived-in and authentic compared to the obvious movie sets in that Guillermo del Toro show. Although both of these are disgusting so try not to eat during it.

This movie started a little slow and obvious but there are twists and turns along the way to keep you going. Not much characterization beyond the 3 or 4 names that are mentioned in the movie but no matter, the plot (and the title) is what draws the viewer interest anyways.

As for the ending, yes they did go there. It's divisive for sure but I like it and I find it appropriate.

All in all, a decent watch for Halloween season. Much better than I expected and much better than those cheap Blumhouse horror flicks.

I have no words to describe what I just saw. I am a horror fan, I have watched many movies but trust me you have never seen an ending like this! The scenery, the acting, the atmosphere are all there. The effects are top notch!

I don't understand the rating as it is an original amazing movie, something that we rare see these days. It is slow at the beginning but it builds up to reach the climax!

I agree with the other reviewers that it is indeed one of the best horror of the year!

Of course watch it with the original language.

I recommend it for those who like cults, exorcism and the battle of evil vs God!

I wasn't expecting much on this movie, headed straight away to IMBD and checked out the reviews. But turned out to be better then expected as the story unfolds.

Definitely worth a watch, well made and directed too.

The movie doesn't feel cheap, or degraded in anyway, definitely worth a watch.

I initially thought this was one of the netflix bottom quality movies, the onea you just skip as your looking for something better, but I was wrong. Wasn't the best I seen but was surprisingly Intresting and kept he drawn in wanting to know more as the story unfolded.

So take a chance, you might like it.