Hellbound (film)
Hellbound is a 1994 American action supernatural thriller film starring Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels and Christopher Neame. It was directed by Aaron Norris and written by Ian Rabin, Anthony Ridio and Brent Friedman. It was the final movie made by Cannon Films.
For other films titled "Hellbound", see Hellbound.Hellbound
Ian Rabin & Anthony Ridio and Brent V. Friedman (Story)
Galen Thompson and Brent V. Friedman (Screenplay)
Dean Raphael Ferrandini
Anthony Ridio
Michael J. Duthie
Peter S. Elliot
Cannon Films
Motion Picture Company of Australia Limited
Warner Home Video
- January 21, 1994
95 minutes
United States
English
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Eoin Friel from "The Action Elite" scored the film two out of five and stated: "Overall, Hellbound is pretty lame, but on a purely guilty pleasure level it’s worth checking out. Just mute it when the sidekick is on screen."[1]
Charles Tatum from "eFilm Critic" gave the film only one star and wrote: "This film is badly written, badly acted, and badly directed. It does not work as action, cop drama, or even horror. It just shows that the now defunct Cannon Studios was willing to throw their money into anything, no matter how badly it was planned."[2]
Motion picture historian Leonard Maltin seemed to agree, giving the film 1.5 out of a possible 4 stars. According to himself, the movie combines "Too much acting from Neame, not enough acting from Norris, and a silly story with little action...That it was released directly to home-video two years after being shot certainly doesn't help."[3]