On Halloween night, three young women and their respective boyfriends head to Hell Fest -- a ghoulish traveling carnival that features a labyrinth of rides, games and mazes. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a masked serial killer turns the horror theme park into his own personal playground.
Director: Gregory Plotkin
Cast: Amy Forsyth, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Reign Edwards, Tony Todd
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Genres: Horror
Rated R for horror violence, and language including some sexual references
Runtime: 1h 29min
Review:
Hell Fest is a bit of an enigma of a film. It’s a fairly competent slasher film that’s as forgettable as its cast. The central plot and setting is fun but it never seems to take advantage of it. The sets make for some fun sequences but none of it is terribly memorable. Instead we get a straight forward Halloween / Friday the 13th clone that lacks any semblance of self awareness. The cast is made up of terribly bland actors who serve as nothing more than cannon fodder for the killer. There’s a bit of fun in figuring out who will get killed first but even that’s fairly predictable. Hell Fest is the type of film that makes for decent Saturday afternoon watching on cable even though you’ll forget you saw it moments after it ends.
C
