I think Netflix did a disservice to Hellbound by making it look exciting in the trailer. That was easy to do, since the opening is full of disturbing action, and while the CGI was only okay and it wasn't a tremendously compelling scene, it was decent.
But after that scene, the episode becomes people talking about morality. It's not particularly interesting dialogue but there sure is a lot of it, with everyone very serious and morose.
Every conversation goes on too long. Then there's the broadcast by some extremist which is super annoying and seems to go on forever. I don't know whether it does, in fact, go on forever, because after what felt about 10 minutes of nonsense ranting I had enough and stopped watching.
The thing is, Netflix should have made an honest trailer showing people talking about religion and morality and justice. And then the people who thought that was a great trailer would have been the people to watch this and it would have a higher IMDB rating.
If you want chat, this is the series for you. If you want something from the director of Train to Busan that in the same thrillride style as that movie, expect to be disappointed.
But after that scene, the episode becomes people talking about morality. It's not particularly interesting dialogue but there sure is a lot of it, with everyone very serious and morose.
Every conversation goes on too long. Then there's the broadcast by some extremist which is super annoying and seems to go on forever. I don't know whether it does, in fact, go on forever, because after what felt about 10 minutes of nonsense ranting I had enough and stopped watching.
The thing is, Netflix should have made an honest trailer showing people talking about religion and morality and justice. And then the people who thought that was a great trailer would have been the people to watch this and it would have a higher IMDB rating.
If you want chat, this is the series for you. If you want something from the director of Train to Busan that in the same thrillride style as that movie, expect to be disappointed.