Sadly Over-hyped

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Van Damme is an actor who has made some rubbish films in his time, it really has to be said. UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN was abysmal, THE ORDER was also appalling, and DOUBLE TEAM wasn't much better. Thankfully, IN HELL shows us a Van Damme who is back on track, teamed once more with the winning director Ringo Lam in an atypical drama movie which engages the senses and is a thoroughly enjoyable film experience despite the gruelling subject matter.Yes, it's a prison movie, with all of the expected clichés and references to the likes of LOCK UP, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE, and DEATH WARRANT. However, this is an utterly serious film, expect no comedy, and it goes through some of the darkest subject matter that is filmable: graphic male and female rape, ultra violent street fights (complete with torn jugulars and blood fountaining all over) and horrendous living conditions – once we see Van Damme literally bathing in a pool of urine.The dialogue is surprisingly good in places, and the jumble of sub-plots, ideas, themes, and action makes it really watchable – you never really know what's going to happen next. The action is hard knuckle and exciting, with really despicable villains, and there is at least one emotional moment that had me on the edge of my seat. Van Damme is a decent actor now and he carries the complex leading role very well indeed, so no complaints there either. If you enjoy prison flicks, you'll love this no-holds-barred shocker just as much as I did.

This movie was a complete surprise. I have always seen Van Damme as a great action hero and most of his movie doesn't have any story. When I started watching this one, I expected same action stuff but it completely took me by surprise. The movie started with some action stuff but then on the real story evolves. There is no big surprises around but it was not all out action. Van Damme managed to emote well and the prison torture scenes were well done. After seeing this film,most of us will fear to death if we even dream of getting into a prison like this. All actors as prison wardens and inmates given the movie the exact feel it needed.Watch this movie without any expectation and you wont be disappointed..

IN HELL must be the most broadcast film on channel 5 . There never seems to be a gap of more than three months before it's broadcast again . It's not a film that was relesed to any fanfair in Britain and why should it since it stars Van Damme and you know what you're going to get with Jean Claude One can't help thinking that someone on the production team wanted to do something a bit more profound than the usual JCVD spiel . It's set in Russia and is somewhat grittier and slower moving than the usual Van Damme movie . It also tries to emulate the Russian psyche of mans relationship to nature with a butterfly being used to inspire the protagonist to endure the unendurable . Is Van Damme going to become a surrogate for Solzhenitsyn ? Unfortunately no and there is something unfortunate in that . Certainly the film contains every cliché known to the sub genre of sadistic guards , prison rape , gang warfare and prison b*tches . No cliché is left unturned and despite it being gritter than normal with some very explicit violence it's just a exploitation prison movie at heart when it could have been something more

This has got to be one of most underrated movie ever, I know Vam dam has made some really bad movies but this movie his is best.If your fan of prison movies you should check this movie out.Movies start Kyle LeBlanc is talking wife from car only hears screams from other side when his wife is attacked, he tracks down the killer at bus and they both start fighting until the cops come arrest Kyle.Then court lets killer lose and Kyle get the cops gun and shoots killer there and then and his sent to prison.The prison warden forces the prisoners into bloody or even deadly fights between the inmates.There is lot of great fights scenes with a lot of blood in this movie,there are very nasty scenes in this movie that will make you what to turn your head around for second.Acting is this movie was outstanding from Van Dam This has got to be one of the best Prison movies movies ever 8/10