In Hell

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In Hell

R

2003

1h 38m

Action

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Kyle LeBlanc is an honorable citizen who winds up incarcerated in Russia after he takes revenge on the man who murdered his wife, resulting in the killer's death. Unfortunately for Kyle, he is assigned to a prison that is renowned for its violence. Controlled by a corrupt and sadistic warden, the facility regularly holds brutal fights between inmates. In order to survive in the prison, Kyle must participate in the battles, even as he attempts to retain his humanity.

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/15/2005

3/5

If you're a sucker for prison movies like I am, you might just enjoy this surprisingly decent direct-to-DVD Van Damme title.

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

07/01/2004

1.5/5

As long as movies are not required to play theatrically before hitting the DVD shelves, we'll have plenty of new Van Damme flicks to make fun of.

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

12/02/2003

4/10

...another bloody, run-of-the-mill action yawner.

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

09/23/2003

1/5

A slipshod, boring, foreign production... There's little story, some woeful dialogue, and not even the production values are deserving of praise

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Otávio A

@RT83448344 Jun 13

For me, this is JCVD's best film in the 2000s, his acting, the story and the setting were very good, if you are a fan of the Belgian like me, please don't miss out on watching it! 🇧🇪🇧🇷

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Jeff R

@RT54694765 11/09/2023

Gratuitous and unrelenting violence, in other words...TRASH

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Louis G

@RT36123777 07/17/2023

Horrible! Typical Jean Claude film, full of himself and full of, well not acting skills that's for sure. He's part of my top ten list of worst actors!

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DanTheMan 2

@DanTheMan2150AD 06/26/2023

Honestly, I wouldn't have thought that In Hell was a direct-to-video release given the filmmaking quality is leagues above other DTV films I've seen from this era with Ringo Lam delivering an adaptation of Alan Parker's Midnight Express. Lam's patented brutality and kinetic energy, even in a movie that feels much more cliched than his previous ones, kept me engrossed and with Jean-Claude Van Damme allowing himself to get vulnerable, even if the movie relies too much on familiar setups and homoeroticism, it leads to a film that is rarely boring despite the corniness and seriousness being at extreme odds with each other. The music doesn't help in the slightest. While this movie certainly isn't great, the ending being simply ridiculous, it's a perfectly watchable movie despite these issues as it remains thoroughly gripping and engaging throughout, easily scratching an itch of many Van Damme fans.

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Liz M

@RT95524303 06/18/2023

I have to admit to being an old time Jean-Claude Van Damme fan, and I was excited when I saw this come up on today's TV lineup. I had not seen it when it came back out 20 years ago. I have to admit that I'm glad I didn't and I have to admit that I wish I hadn't watched it today. It was pretty awful. Van damme at one of his worst points for sure, I'm guessing it was filmed in Czechoslovakia or some place like that, is a very heavy Eastern European crew involved. Overall really poorly made, poorly scored, poorly acted, and a big let down.

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Transformer , Anime F

@RT26258745 12/14/2022

JCVD shows that he can fight he's way out of prison, it might take him a while but in the end he makes it out.

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Synopsis

Kyle LeBlanc is an honorable citizen who winds up incarcerated in Russia after he takes revenge on the man who murdered his wife, resulting in the killer's death. Unfortunately for Kyle, he is assigned to a prison that is renowned for its violence. Controlled by a corrupt and sadistic warden, the facility regularly holds brutal fights between inmates. In order to survive in the prison, Kyle must participate in the battles, even as he attempts to retain his humanity.

Director: Ringo Lam
Producer: Danny Lerner, John Thompson, David Varod
Screenwriter: Jorge Alvarez, Eric James Virgets, Steve Latshaw, Les Weldon
Production Co: Millennium Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2018
Runtime: 1h 38m

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