Boring, long, and too preachy.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I shall start by saying i loved the game so had high expectations of this film, i thought it was OK up until just after greed, what annoyed me about the film was it bad acting, i didn't feel a connection between the voices and the actions that were taken e.g Beatrice was just poorly presented as a character especially when she was with the devil. Also i didn't get why most of the characters changed appearance the further Dante went into hell including the main character himself, i just felt it was a big let down for both animation and story compared to that of the game. I almost fell asleep during this so i'd skip this if you loved the game and are expecting better

This is a R-rated animated film based on an M-rated video game based on the classic story of Dante Alighieri's Inferno. As one might expect, this isn't quite faithful to the 14th-century source material.The reinvented plot is this: Dante is a knight in the Crusades, and when he returns home he finds dead bodies. The soul of his girlfriend/fiancé Beatrice is in the process of being taken by Lucifer, so Dante runs after her in an attempt to prevent Beatrice from being taken into Hell. He's stopped at the gates to Hell, which are puzzlingly close to where he lived. You'd think someone would have noticed, since they're very large and it's not like they're hidden very well. Weird stuff unnecessarily happens and he quickly passes through the gates. The film then follows Dante through the nine circles of Hell on his quest to save Beatrice's soul, which is always just out of reach, and later fight Lucifer.Plot holes and inconsistencies abound. The characters don't make up for it either.Dante as a character isn't all that interesting. He has to face his many sins as he goes ever deeper, but he's relentless in his pursuit of Beatrice and as a result there isn't much character development. He's very single-minded. Beatrice is even more boring, relegated as nothing more than a busty damsel-in-distress plot device. She's praised by Lucifer for her "purity" but supposedly she sold her soul for Dante's safe return from the Crusades — that doesn't sound very pure. How did she sell her soul, anyway? It's never explained, as far as I can recall. Did she summon demons? How would she know how to do that? Virgil is in his role as a guide, and that's fine. He directs Dante through Hell and gives periodic advice, nothing more. He's also basically the only character who's always fully clothed.As for everything else, it's actually somewhat interesting. The environments could have been a little better, but that's personal opinion. The artists did a good job overall of portraying what Hell might look like if based very loosely on the original Inferno. The demons and various monsters look pretty cool with a few mildly comedic moments. The character designs themselves are nicely done (visually).Although the film is split into several parts, with a different animation studio (there are 5: Film Roman, Manglobe, Dongwoo Animation, JM Animation, Production I.G.) responsible for each part, the storyline remains linear and is pretty easy to follow. The art styles changing periodically is mildly distracting but they don't differ excessively. Unfortunately, the quality suffers a lot in certain parts — the characters look noticeably different, proportions are wildly inaccurate, etc.Some parts are much better than others. With regard to the whole, this film is vaguely entertaining and has neat ideas… but fails in a lot of aspects. It might be worth at least one viewing depending on your interests but I certainly wouldn't recommend it to everyone. If you want an rated-R animated epic I'd point you in the direction of the series Berserk (1997) instead of this.4.5/10

This was one of the worst things I've seen in a long time. I got maybe a third of the way through on it Netflix while skipping through annoying parts and eventually just gave up on it because it was too painful to watch. It seems to try to follow the book by using quotes here and there, but almost every other detail is far from the original story. I didn't see the point either, because the "creative licenses" that were taken only detracted from it significantly. Since when is Dante a crusader? It was painfully corny. The voice acting was way too affected and overdone in every part that I watched. I'm shocked to see this was actually a pretty big production, because it felt like something some weird kid made in his basement.To emphasize my displeasure, I'd like to say that I've never written a review of any type for a movie and would usually consider it a waste of time, but this was much too disgustingly bad not too. I strongly recommend not watching this unless you crave torture or want to see a textbook example of how not to make a movie.

Based off the video game of the same name (which in turn is based on the first part of the Divine Comedy), the game is essentially retelling the story of Dante's Inferno, imagining Dante as a Templar Knight. A good concept and certainly worth a look at. The film itself was used as a companion piece to this movie, I guess to boost sales.Now, as a general rule of cinema, video game adaptations to movie don't do so well, for whatever reason. Sadly, this film is no exception.First of all, the good points. It follows the storyline of the game very closely, in the sense that Dante gets to travel through the nine circles of Hell to fight demons. So if you've played the game, you'll probably be pleased at how closely it follows the general way the game is done. Next, the voice acting is actually pretty good. Dante is voiced by Graham McTavish (mostly known for his work in British TV), and he does a pretty good job - though his voice is usually limited to talking quietly or screaming. The other actor worthy of note is Steven Blum as Lucifer. Blum is a brilliant voice actor who has an extensive career mainly includes animation and video games. He has a real deep voice which is suited to villain roles - so he's great for this part.Now, the bad parts. Firstly, the nine circles of hell themselves. While the overall design of them is great (and they keep in the major encounters from the game), they don't really develop them in the way they do in the game. As this is a 70 min movie, the general execution feels rushed and we don't get a chance to really soak in the atmosphere of each circle, so in the end it doesn't really give the feeling of dread and terror that the game does.But my biggest problem is the animation. Six studios did the animation for this film, each taking on a different part of the story. The problem with this is that the characters designs change with each animation. And the animation itself ranges from the mediocre to the just plain ridiculous. Dante and the others characters are constantly changing and it becomes really jarring. I think the worst case of this are the last two sections, where Dante and the devil just look terrible! Another problem with this is that the continuity suffers. Example, in one section, Dante remembers how he murdered a group of prisoners during the war. When it changes to the next animation studio, they play out the exact same scene almost word for word! Another part remembers Dante's father as greedy, evil man, but later on, it shows Dante's father trying to protect her, claiming her to be innocent. This just makes the story hard to follow and, to be honest, it becomes really boring after a while.And don't even get me started with the lip sync. Sometimes the characters mouths don't even move at all and they still talk! It's such a shame as this could have been a good film, but these little things ruined it for me. If you're a fan of the game, then you can check it out for yourself, but personally, I'd stay away from this one. It's a wasted opportunity.