In the film Hellhounds (2009) Greek warrior Kleitos (Scott
Elrod) must venture into the Underworld in order to save the soul of his
beloved Demetria (Amanda Brooks) who was poisoned. Time is of the essence as the longer Demetria
stays in the Underworld the easier it is for Hades to corrupt and make her his
bride. Through the Underworld, Kleitos
and his men must journey down the River Stix and battle vicious hellhounds who
want to rid the Underworld of the living spirits who have trespassed.
Despite having subpar CGI for the hellhounds the film is
actually quite entertaining as it comes off more as an adventure film than an
overall horror film and it doesn’t rely on the hellhounds for a lot of the
horrific fun. There are just as many
human monsters as there are monsters from the Underworld in this film which
gives the film more personality than your typical B-Movie. It also helps that the cast is pretty even
across the board and do a good job of selling the premise.
The film is directed by Ricky Schroder more known as the
actor from Silver Spoons and Lonesome Dove and he brings out the human drama in
the film. The teleplay is written by
Jason Bourque and Paul A. Birkett (who also provided the story). There is nothing in this film that will have
jumping up and claiming it’s a cinematic masterpiece but you also won’t leave thinking
you’ve just lost ninety minutes of your life that you won’t soon get back.
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