Hex - Salto Mortal

It started out pretty good. Cool jump scenes, an ok story. And then maybe 40 minutes into it. The entire narrative shifted from extreme athlete type movie to a nonsensical horror movie with bad makeup and a ridiculous plot. Even the acting got worse, or at least it seemed to.

It's gotten so bad that I'm writing this review with 28 minutes left in the movie playing in the background. 3 stars for scenery and jumps.

In keeping with the 600 character limit:

It started out pretty good. Cool jump scenes, an ok story. And then maybe 40 minutes into it. The entire narrative shifted from extreme athlete type movie to a nonsensical horror movie with bad makeup and a ridiculous plot. Even the acting got worse, or at least it seemed to.

Whoa. This was crazy. Lots of action and plot twists. I've never been skydiving but this film makes it look easy, fun and scary at the same time. It was very cool to see the skydivers formations. I'm not sure if I can put it into words but you are definitely going on a ride with this flick. The acting was good, especially the lead female. I wanted to see more of her life when she was younger. As the movie progressed I was at the edge of my seat more than once and I love a movie that keeps me guessing. Great soundtrack and music in final scene.

I need to watch AGAIN so I can figure out the ending!

I stumbled upon the 2022 horror movie "Hex" by random chance. I must admit that I liked the movie's cover/poster, as it looked interesting. But I had never heard about "Hex" prior to watching it, so I didn't know what I was in for, aside from the short synopsis given.

But as it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to sit down and watch directors Chris Johnston and Andy Malchiodi's movie "Hex".

And seriously, what were the film makers thinking here? Has the creative Hollywood spring run so dry that we are now at a point where a sky dive can be cursed and serve as a focal point for a horror movie? It would turn out so. And writer Hans Rodionoff delivered one of the most laughably bad and downright ridiculous plots for a script that I have ever stumbled upon. I mean, a cursed sky dive move? Seriously? It was ludicrous, and not even bad in a way where it becomes funny and cheesy to watch. No, this was just depressingly sad and ridiculous.

I wasn't familiar with the cast in "Hex", and I am sure that there were some fair enough talents among the actors and actresses that starred in this movie, but they virtually had nothing to work with from writer Hans Rodionoff.

Visually then I am sure that there are some audience members that will get a kick out of this movie, as there is an extensive amount of sky diving footage. Personally, I don't find any fascination about sky diving, as I think it is just stupid to get up in an airplane, strap on a parachute and jump out of the airplane. But hey, all a matter of taste and preference. So yeah, there was little enjoyment to be had here.

"Hex" is without a doubt one of the dumbest movies I have stumbled upon. And the movie doesn't get better the longer you stick with it. So take my advice here and don't waste your time, money or effort on this dumpster fire of a movie. Some of us wasted 88 minutes of our lives on this movie so you don't have to.

The best thing about "Hex" was its cover/poster, and it is over-selling the movie by a landslide.

My rating of "Hex" lands on a one out of ten stars.

Skydiving was very cool but the rest of the movie not so much.

Maybe I didn't pay enough attention (some parts of the movie were quite boring) since the movie ended and I had no idea what happened and most important.. why. What were all those "flashbacks" all about and again... where they were coming from. And WHY?

Very disappointed since it started quite well.

At least 600 characters needed (WHY???!!!) so there it is again..

Skydiving was very cool but the rest of the movie not so much.

Maybe I didn't pay enough attention (some parts of the movie were quite boring) since the movie ended and I had no idea what happened and most important.. why. What were all those "flashbacks" all about and again... where they were coming from. And WHY?

Very disappointed since it started quite well.

This movie seemed to capture the essence of dropzone life quite well.

The sound of the aircraft engines in partcular had me wishing I hadn't got old and hung up my jumpsuit.

I guess whuffos won't understand you can't communicate in freefall - it's a noisy old sport. But it doesn't detract from the movie, and helps keep the flow of the story going.

As for the "evil" characters, "why" is the best I can say. What is their motivation, what's going on there? No matter, just go with it.

The horror elements I found a bit confusing but the ending really was nasty. Confusing, but nasty.

I enjoyed it.