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In Hell
In Hell

6.5

In Hell

R·2003·96m

Summary

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.

Crew

Director

Ringo Lam

Writer

Eric James Virgets

Writer

Jorge Alvarez

Reviews

zombieakacris

zombieakacris

November 17, 2019

5

"WITHOUT EVIL WE WOULD NEVER RECOGNIZE GOOD".

Description: A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the wardens' entertainment.

Review: In Hell is a 2003 Action Drama starring Jean-Claude Van Damme that's surprisingly watchable. Van Damme plays Kyle Leblanc a man sent to a Russian prison after the killing his wife's murderer. Leblanc is sentenced to life in this run down prison where the warden arranges illegal fights.

Van Damme takes a departure from his usual tough guy who kicks ass in prison like Death Warrant and instead is a troubled mourning prisoner who sees his wife's image as he descends into madness while in solitary confinement. Of course the story becomes predictable as Van Damme becomes the top fighter and the surrounding actors are forgettable including former football star Lawrence Taylor. Similar to the Undisputed series and as serious as Lock-Up, In Hell is a great turn for Van Damme which sets you up for his performance just a few years later in JCVD. Do yourself a favor and peep this shit sometime.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$17,000,000.00

Revenue:

$293,671.00

Keywords

prison
martial arts
showdown
prisoner
wrestling
revenge
prison sentence
inmate
prison riot
fight to the death
action hero