Hellhole (2022) is a Polish horror movie released on Netflix today. Directed by Bartosz M Kowalski, the story is by Mirella Zaradkiewicz and Bartosz. It stars Piotr Żurawski, Olaf Lubaszenko, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Lech Dyblik, Rafal Lwaniuk, Krzysztof Satala, Malwina Dubowska, and Zbigniew Walerys. The runtime is of 90 minutes. The movie has English subtitles and is also dubbed in English.
The synopsis reads, “In 1087 Poland, a police officer investigating mysterious disappearances infiltrates a remote monastery- and discovers a dark truth about its clergy.”
Hellhole Movie Review Contains Spoilers
The Netflix movie Hellhole begins in 1957 when a priest attempts to kill a baby boy, who is addressed as an evil seed. However, the man shot by two cops. The story then takes a 30-year-jump where a young Father named Marek joins a monastery. The Fathers and priests there call the monastery a Sanatorium.
Marek is the same boy who the cops saved. He also works for the militia, and is in disguise to find the truth about what happens at the monastery as he received complaints of multiple women going missing after visiting that place. As Marek gets closer to finding the truth, he also gets closer to threats and death. Will he find the truth about the monastery and get out safe? Well, the story has an unexpected end.
Hellhole on Netflix has an eerie opening that will leave you curious about why the baby is addressed as an ‘evil seed’. When Marek enters the monastery and watches the priests conduct exorcism and eat questionable food, the screenplay keeps you engrossed. However, the story loses its direction once he learns the truth about the place.
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Despite being just 90 minutes movie, writers Bartosz and Mirella didn’t have much to tell. They kept showing us scenes of attacks and betrayals. Netflix describes the movie as ominous and scary. Sadly, that’s not delivered.
Director Bartosz has given us a close look at how odd the food looks and revealed the truth about the place in the first 30 minutes. But he majorly relies on loud background music and blood to give the horror touch. Unfortunately, none of it helps.
The climax gets interesting only in the last 10 minutes. But it feels like a different story altogether. Hellhole isn’t the first movie attempting to expose the wrong religious practices. Despite having 2 hours in hands, the makers fail to present a synced and gripping story that would blow away our minds.
The movie doesn’t make a lot of conversations. However, there are lots of English and Latin chants. The chanting scene, in the end, sounds creepy. Despite a weak script, actors Piotr Żurawski, Olaf Lubaszenko, and Sebastian Stankiewicz have done a good job.
Netflix’s Hellhole Review: Final Thoughts
Overall, Hellhole on Netflix is disappointing and not at all frightening. It’s not going to satisfy the Halloween 2022 screams you’re looking for. It’s a familiar concept, but the makers never go deep into the subject to present something astonishing. You’ll be annoyed because of the constant use of background music to create the scary effect and the slow narration.
The movie is now streaming on Netflix.
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OOOOHH HEEEELLL NOOOPE, I FELT LIKE I WAS IN HELL while watching the little parts between i used the fastforward button, i feel i was punished for something!?? Anyway 70% of it was REALLY BORING, i do not care about curch, bible, alot of meaningless words, I WANTED A GOOD ENDING, the poor girl getting cut of her throat, its was NOT SCARY, only made me bad in my stomach (almost vomit) instead couldn the guy and the girl manage too escape in the end?!! NOOOPE netflix at it again with killing all of them like other movies, deleted, thumbs down,
My score: 0.5, dear god jesus christ (IM NOT A CHRISTIAN PERSON) someone should get a knife in their neck like the girl for this bad idea, TOOO LOOOONG MOVIE.