Fresh Hell

I thought this movie was a great commentary on 2020. It was a bad year for everyone, but it was particularly bad for our hero Grace and her group of friends. The movie echoes so much of the real life horror that we all experienced, but takes it to the extreme with a psychopathic killer who enjoys inflicting pain, both real and psychological, on his victims. This movie is not for the squeamish. But Fresh Hell is a fresh take on the horror genre, and I highly recommend it.

This wild ride of a movie takes a few minutes to heat up but wow is it worth it. Outstanding acting by the entire cast especially The "Stranger" Ryan Imhoff. One exciting and creepy movie.

Overall, this wasn't a bad movie. It was an interesting concept and did a fairly decent of capturing the feel of the COVID lockdown period. The scene where the villain Zoom-bombs the protagonists' online party was both funny and creepy.

The acting was a bit uneven. Some of the characters were pretty well done, but others were really bad. The villain in particular ruined it for me. Apparently, he was going for an "over the top" psycho and used Jim Carrey as his model. I just couldn't get passed the fact that he just seemed to be doing a really bad Jim Carrey impression. I kept waiting for him to bust out some lines from Ace Ventura or The Cable Guy.

Ryan Imhoff, manages to bring Zoom into the horror movie genre in a unique and brilliant way. His performance throughout the movie and especially at the last scene is unrivaled. Excellent dance performance by Christina Reis. The movie is not only creepy but has deep meaning and makes you think. Very worthwile watching! Is there a "Fresh Hell 2" in the works? I certainly hope so.

Man did this movie crawl right under my skin. Lots of great ideas and a delightfully sadistic performance by Ryan Imhoff. That guys is completely twisted!