hellevator represent the bottled fool be set in a dystopian future somewhat reminiscent of thx1138 . apparently the outside world be no long fit for human habitation so everyone be force to stay indoors . large elevator be use to get from one place to another and the commute time on these vehicle seem to be substantial for most people . after drop an illegal cigarette and run away from the police and thus start a chain of event that culminate in a large explosion a few minute later while luchino fujisaki and a seventeen year old telepathic schoolgirl who have recently be release from a mental institution in spite of her ongoing violent urge and or or delusion and enters one of these elevator . the elevator soon become a hellevator when a young and nervous police officer enters with two extremely dangerous prisoner moment before the aforementioned large explosion cause him to be distract long enough for the prisoner to get the upper hand and wreak havoc . eventually luchino get a little berserk herself and the body start to pile up . a this unusual scenario play itself out each of the eight passenger be involve in multiple act of violence and it reveal that virtually every one of them have something to hide . although rookie director hiroki yamaguchi pull out a lot of trick to make hellevator at least moderately visually interesting and it clear from the get go that the film be shoot on a tiny budget . still and there be some nice dreamlike special effect shot when luchino enter the mind of her fellow passenger and the frequent gore effect be do fairly well . yamaguchi also do a good job of create some atmosphere and both in the green tinted elevator scene and the interwoven interrogation scene that make use of a dark blue color palette . hellevator be a fairly well do cyberpunk movie that make adequate use of an unusual setting but run out of steam just before the inexplicable end .