After dying in a car accident, a man ventures through Hell trying to get back to his realm where he passed away before finishing a text message to his girlfriend and enlists several denizens of the otherworld to complete his mission leading to a journey through the realms of Hell to complete it.
Overall, this was a pretty decent enough indie effort. The film's sense of comedy is the first big part here, with the first half bringing about the search for the crew that's going to help him accomplish his goal while getting flashbacks to their relationship back when he was alive. This provides a generally fun atmosphere laying out the ground rules of what his journey has to accomplish while also getting to know what's going on for the group as they move through the various tiers of the Underworld while cracking jokes on each other. This carries on the more they spend time together and becomes a rather intriguing love story over the course of the running time which is all made all the more enjoyable by the cheesy, low-budget approach taken here.
There are a few minor drawbacks to this one that hold it back. One of the main issues is the seemingly random nature of what's going on here, meeting up with random denizens of Hell for no real reason. Very few of these encounters work to move the story along with the majority of it happening as though the group just happens upon some random persona and stuff happens to their quest which leaves a very discordant tempo to things with the end result being a film a bit too long for its own good. This could've been slightly trimmed down and run a little smoother which also has the added effect of cleaning up some of the low-budget issues that pop up. It's not terrible but is clearly there and obvious for most to see who check it out which is a factor with this one but not as bad as the other issues.
Overview: ***/5
A fun if only slightly flawed genre effort, this is a pretty solid comedic effort that manages to overcome some of the issues featured here. Those who appreciate this kind of indie effort or don't mind the drawbacks should have a lot to like here while only those turned off by the approach taken here should heed caution.
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