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I had the opportunity to sit down and watch "HellKat", as written by writers Michele Pacitto and Jordan Rockwell, but I have to admit that I wasn't really expecting much from the movie, given its rather ludicrous synopsis. But still, it being a movie that I hadn't seen, of course I sat down to watch it.

Needless to say that the movie's title and its cover/poster definitely served as a focal point to lure in the audience. And it worked as intended.

And well, let me just be the first to say that "HellKat" delivers what to be expected, but nothing more, nothing less. So don't believe yourself in for a grand moment of cinematic masterpiece here, when you watch the movie from directors Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca Matthews.

As for the storyline told in "HellKat", well it was simplistic, I will say that much. Actually it was so devoid of any deeper writing that you could essentially watch the first 15 minutes, leave the movie, and come back to watch the last 15 minutes, and you wouldn't have missed a beat. The writing in the movie was just so bland and mundane, which left very little enjoyment to be had from sitting down to watch "HellKat".

The acting in the movie was adequate, but there is no doubt about that the movie was singlehandedly carried by the performance of Ryan Davies, playing Jimmy Scott. His performance was the most memorable and outstanding of all the performances in the movie, and he really made the character come to life and gave it so much personality with his performance.

Visually then "HellKat" was semi-adequate. The special effects were sort of adequate, although bordering on being lousy at times. So don't expect to be blown away by a grand display of over-the-top CGI and effects.

All in all, then "HellKat" is a movie that you will watch once, provided you manage to get through the entire ordeal the first time around. I managed to watch it, but weren't overly entertained or impressed with the movie. My rating of "HellKat" lands on a mere three out of ten stars, as the movie was bland, mundane and lacking a properly written storyline.

This film takes me back to the days of eating junk food on Saturday afternoons with my dad and watching Chuck Norris do roundhouse kicks. But with Hellkat, Sarah T. Cohen just did a round house to my heart. The film is a cerebral suspense thriller with plenty of MMA action to keep your testosterone levels high.

Like I said, it has a throwback vibe to early 90's martial arts action films and had a few twists and turns that caught me by surprise. The soundtrack is killer (composed by 20Six Hundred)!

I was especially surprised at how good this movie was for its budget. The choreography and monster make-up were meh, but everything else I really quite enjoyed. The head bad guy played by Ryan Davies was amazing in his role. The cinematography and color choices were excellent. I'm glad we stumbled on this film. It kept us interested from start to finish.

Initially it looked like a solid film and I appreciate the weird but the special effects were horrible along with the fighting choreography. If you subtract that, you're left with a plot parallel to mortal kombat mixed with bad B-rated horror film. It was so bad Nick Cage decided not to do it lol! Could it possibly be better? Maybe but I would rather watch a Steven Segal low budget staring Jean Claude before I recommend this disappointment.

Don't talk about fight club. I certainly won't be talking to anybody about this thing. Is it Mortal Kombat merged with Fight Club and hosted by Vince McMahon, close, but no cigar(ette). I found myself attracted to Sarah T. Cohen and at the same time not. Acting was below average as was the fight scenes. It seems most of the budget went on the soundtrack by 20Six Hundred, which basically sounded like some downloaded loops that had been put together, probably worked the first time it was used, after that... Recommend this if you struggle to fall asleep.