Hell Ride (2008) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Hell Ride
Year
2008
Running time
80 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
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Genre
Action. Drama. Thriller | Revenge. B Movie
Synopsis
The story deals with the characters Pistolero, the Gent and Comanche and the deadly, unfinished business among them. Hell Ride is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the mix. Writer/director Larry Bishop takes on a third role as Pistolero, head honcho of the Victors, a group of badass bikers who are out to avenge the murder of one of their members at the hands of the 666ers, a rival gang whose actions live up to their hellish moniker. Along with his cohorts, the Gent (Michael Madsen) and the mysterious Comanche (Eric Balfour), Pistolero aims to take down the Deuce and Billy Wings, menacing leaders of the 666ers, but a mutiny looms on the horizon when his commitment to profit is questioned by a few of his fellow Victors. An even larger story unravels when previously unknown information about Comanche resurrects ghosts from Pistolero's past.
Critics' reviews
- "A smoldering yet completely dull wreck of a movie."
- "Maybe only once every six months am I in the mood for jokey sadism, but this struck me as the right picture for the right time."
- "It's a claustrophobic dud, full of ludicrously purple tough-guy dialogue and lip-smacking vamps in bikinis (how hot!), with so much monotonous hip violence there's scarcely room for anything else"
- "Bishop's film is an exercise in style and tone that certainly takes much from the genre that inspired it, but it certainly contributes nothing to legitimize its artistic integrity or extend its historical longevity."
- "[Director Larry Bishop] burdens his film with clumsy art-house ambitions that clash with its embrace of bikes, beer and booty. If any of this sounds amusing, be warned: it's not."
- "It's a fiasco, really, but who knows -- it might be a blast on mushrooms."
- "What's the point of paying a semi-burlesque tribute to genres whose lowdown charm rests on their unselfconscious energy and feckless disregard for convention and propriety?"
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