After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.
The nonsensical screenplay can barely stand-up to the hellzapoppin,' Beelzebubbin' effects mustered by first-time director Mark Dippe.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
22 Jan 2002
rotten:
This hopelessly redundant action gross-out aspires to a form of hip vacuousness -- and may achieve it.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
26 Apr 2007
rotten:
A moodily malevolent, anything-goes revenge fantasy that relies more upon special visual and digitally animated effects for its intended appeal than any comics-derived sci-fier to date.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The film gives you the pleasurably junky sensation of living inside an apocalyptic videogame.