Film 66 (Goal: 300) of 2024

Bloody Hell is a great little indie horror comedy (though how well it touches on both genres is debatable), from Australian filmmaker Alister Grierson. After Rex (played by Ben O'Toole) thwarts a bank robbery, he suffers both media attention and prison time due to committing murder against the perpetrator. Upon release and still garnering media attention, Rex decides to randomly pick a spot in the world to get away, with that spot being Finland. There he is captured by a family who have ulterior motives for him.

For what I assume was made on a shoestring budget, Bloody Hell is great fun. Is it perfect? Far from it. As mentioned its another entry into the seemingly more popular horror comedy, but I don't think it's scary enough (despite some mild gore) or funny enough though that's not due to the performance of the lead. Ben O'Toole is fantastic, operating a dual role between his real world self and his deprived psyche. He's got great comedy chops and the film despite the limited opportunities, lets him shine. He deserves far more opportunities because he really does carry the film.

Bloody Hell is a pretty standard horror comedy that doesn't break new ground, but it does everything well enough, to be a guaranteed good watch. Again, hopefully either Grierson and/or O'Toole get to do more. A lot of potential here.