Initially I was not particularly intrigued by the cover/poster for this movie, but the movie's synopsis seemed interesting enough. And also the fact that "Ostatnia Wieczerza" (aka "Hellhole") was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen also played a part in me sitting down to watch it.
Now, I had never heard about this movie from director Bartosz M. Kowalski prior to sitting down to watch it. And the fact that a movie like this made its way to Netflix was definitely quite a surprise.
The storyline in the movie was genuinely creepy and atmospheric, so writers Bartosz M. Kowalski and Mirella Zaradkiewicz definitely put together an amazing script, and I have to say that I was genuinely entertained from beginning to end of this movie. It was such a well-written storyline that sank in deep under the skin and will stick with me for some time. This felt like a trip back to way back when they used to make really atmospheric horror movies.
I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, since I have not watched a lot of Polish movies. But it should be noted that the acting performances in the movie were good and very convincing. The performers really did good jobs in bringing the movie to life on the screen and bringing the characters to life on the screen as well.
Director Bartosz M. Kowalski was good at slowly building up the story, piling on slowly layer by layer, letting the suspense amass and the disturbing atmosphere brood and sink it with great effect.
Visually then "Ostatnia Wieczerza" was interesting. It is a movie that is filmed in bleak colors and an equally so environment, which really adds to the atmosphere of the movie. It works and it works on a great many levels. And the special effects and CGI in the movie were phenomenal. It is not a movie that made use of an abundance of special effects and CGI, but what was in the movie worked quite well. Thumbs up to the special effects team here.
If you enjoy horror movies, then you most definitely have to sit down and watch "Ostatnia Wieczerza". I was pleasantly surprised with the movie's storyline, its impact at the hands of director Bartosz M. Kowalski. This is without a doubt a horror movie that I will recommend to fans of the horror genre.
My rating of "Ostatnia Wieczerza" lands on a well-deserved eight out of ten stars.
