Bingo Hell

No offense to any of the actors in this (mostly at least decent performances), but Richard Brake takes the cake. And if a movie is only as good as its villain ... well this should be way better rated by me I reckon.

That aside (and I have no idea if there is a novel/book this is based on), the movie works on a certain level even if it does seem to be stuck in first gear for most of the running time. So yes there are pacing issues and the social commentary may be hammered home too much ... still you can have some fun with this ... certainly with Richard Brake ... did I mention how great he is in this? Well he is an awesome actor so there is that ...

Very entertaining and well done despite its tonal problems, Bingo Hell is a strangely wonderful little horror gem that isn't afraid to do whatever the hell it wants. I weirdly found myself quite happy with how this film turned out, it wasn't as B-ovie as I expected it to be, in fact it had some surprisingly deeper moments. Tonally this film is all. It can be a bit sentimental at times, a bit goofy, a bit dramatic, and just plain absurd and creepy. It's a mess of tones and it shows that the writers truly didn't know where to go with the story at hand, but it does manage to grab you ever step of the wa and always keep your attention. The acting is quite good surprisingly with Adriana Barraza as the obvious standout, and some other good supporting performances from L. Scott Caldwell and the infamous Richard Brake. The cinematography is an interesting blend of old and new, and the music choices are absolutely excellent. It can be a bit ridiculous at times, as well as tonally frustrating, but in the end this weird bingo horror flick did manage to surprise me and prove to be enjoyable all the way through. It's by no means a great film, or even a good one, but it does manage to be a fun ride.

My Rating: 5.1/10.

This was super irritating. The voice editing is so annoying. There is so much shouting but not in like a meaningful way. It just sort of devolves into a screaming match with the name of the town it takes place in repeated every other sentence.

But an all around good movie. Some parts were slow, like when she was putting on lipstick. But what really made this movie was their acting, I still have women like this in my life. The acting was GENUINE! So you could picture a granny being in a situation just like this. Lupita reminded me of my ex mother in law, I still drive her to bingo anytime she wants to go. I love a good horror movie and this was a bad one. It was just not great, I would say it was more of a 6/10. But I could not get over how the two leads reminded me of someone in my life currently.

Bad acting bad plot bad pacing bad editing bad movie.