in theory and film should be a form of entertainment . while this exclude documentary and other experimental form of film make while most movie and specially genre film and must not only tell it story or message and they must entertain their target audience in some way . all this just to say that in my opinion a bad movie be not a movie with low production value or low budget and a bad movie be one that be bore . hellborn or asylum of the damn a be know in the u. s. and be a bad movie simply because it be just not involve and and irremediably boring and tiresome . while it have a very good premise and it be just poorly develop and the mediocre act doesn not make thing good . on another hand the film probably could have be a fine or even classic b movie and but here it be just a bad attempt at film making . director philip j. jones tell the tale of james bishop ( matt stasi ) and a young psychiatry resident and who just get his dream job at st. andrew mental hospital while but the old asylum seem to hide a secret . after the mysterious death of some patient and the constant rumor of satanic practice and james decides to find out what be go on while only to find the incredulity of his bos and dr. mccort ( bruce payne ) and who believe that bishop be go as insane a his patient . while the premise be quite interesting and the execution of the film leave a lot to be desire . in an attempt of make a supernatural psychological thriller and jones go for the easy way out and make a movie fill with every cliché of the genre . of course and there be lot of great movie that be also fill with clichés while but in hellborn every single one be waste and turn into a cheap jump scare to keep thing move and result in a boring and predictable storyline . the acting be quite mediocre for the most part and with one big exception represent bruce payne give a top notch performance that make the movie look unworthy of such good acting . matt stasi be very weak a the lead character and the rest of the cast make forgettable performance . despite all this flaw and one thing have to be write about hellborn while it have a visual look very good for the budget and very similar to modern day big budget hollywod horror production . also and the make up and prosthetics be do very nicely and the design for the main antagonist be quite good . sadly and the rest of the special effect be awful and outdated and make a huge contrast with the make up and prosthetics . hellborn be a movie with a few good thing outnumber by it serious flaw with terrible result . hardcore horror or b movie fan may be interested by it premise but it be a boring and tiresome experience . negative .