Bloody Hell

Well, that was some good horror-comedy silliness. The protagonist has a simple but pretty original backstory, which is more than enough for this kind of tale. He soon finds himself a prisoner of a family of psychopathic Finns and must find a way to get out of his predicament before it’s too late. Bloody Hell is a fairly well balanced blend of humour and brutal exploitation scenes that is carried mostly by the main character. I agree with those who say that Rex deserves a film franchise. He could always pack and go to some foreign country only to face a new kind of hell. (15.01.2021)

A gem from Australia with exploitation traits! This year is starting off great. I'm really satisfied and I would classify Bloody Hell as a nice guilty pleasure. After a long time, I see a real bad ass hero in horror, and when I say bad ass, I mean a modern-day Ash from Evil Dead! The story begins with a bank robbery. The protagonist takes the law into his own hands and effortlessly eliminates all the thieves, but instead of self-defense, he commits a ruthless act of violence and goes to serve six years. After his release from prison, he becomes a celebrity and a national hero, people literally call him John Wick and Captain America! 😃 But fame isn't for him, and he decides to travel to Finland where nobody knows him, but there he falls into the wrong hands and finds himself in a much worse situation - tied up in a cellar with a severed leg, in the power of a crazy family. The protagonist has an alter ego that is constantly joking. The film has several interesting surprises, which it doses throughout, and one of them is very unexpected! And there is even a bit of gore. Very entertaining and quotable, with references to older films (Misery), suspenseful, visually decent, with plenty of ideas and violence, and the protagonist is someone I want to see again, preferably with a chainsaw! A very entertaining ride! Story***, Action***, Humor****, Violence***, Entertainment****, Music***, Visual****, Atmosphere****, Tension****. 8/10. (15.01.2021)

Schrecklich geschwätzig. Verzeiht mir, aber das war so langweilig, dass ich dabei jedes Mal eingeschlafen bin und daraus eine dreiteilige Serie geworden ist. 3/4 der Laufzeit dieser schwarzen Komödie (absichtlich schreibe ich nicht Horror-Komödie) verfolgt man einen Kerl im Keller, der die ganze Zeit mit seinem eigenen Alter Ego spricht. Erst in den letzten 15 Minuten gelingt es ihm, zu entkommen, diese verrückte finnische Familie abzuschütteln und nebenbei auch noch eine Freundin zu finden, die wahrscheinlich auch einen Knall hat. Dazu kommt noch ein Action-Einschub mit einem Banküberfall, damit dir klar wird, dass der Hauptcharakter ein echter Draufgänger ist. Aber wie ich schon sagte/schrieb, leider zeigt er nicht viel davon, da er die ganze Zeit im dummen Keller gefesselt ist und außerdem ein Bein fehlt. (22.06.2021)

A nicely distinctive approach to well-established horror tropes that uses comedic self-awareness through the protagonist’s physically displayed consciousness; he’s a solid badass who drops pretty funny wisecracks and with an ambiguity that leads to a very surprising black-humorous finale. The flashbacks in the second half slow down the otherwise fast pace and the jumps from pure horror to full parody grind at times, but what the hell, it’s original entertainment with interesting villains and that’s more than enough. 70% (07.02.2021)

When horror and comedy are listed among a film’s genres, you more or less know what to expect, and this one was no exception. Basically, it was a silly mess that I would tear to pieces if it hadn't been for the extremely likable main character and if I hadn’t perversely enjoyed all that blood splattering, the careless handling of parts of the human anatomy, and the Americans’ idea of what Finland is like. I wouldn't recommend the film to vegans or vegetarians, but it’s practically a must for golf lovers:-) (18.04.2021)