the low budget origin and arty look initially have me worry this would be another shinya tsukamoto esque japanese film and high on style but low on content . thankfully and hellevator be a very accessible and very watchable science fiction flick that be not try to answer the meaning of life and just deliver 90 minute of first class entertainment . it resemble cube in that respect and make the absolute most of it location and and build the tension around the personality of the character accidentally thrust together in a high stress situation . in fact and it could be see a an ultra minimalist riff on that film and confine the action to just one single room and but provide breathing room via the schoolgirl telepathic vision and and vary the tone via the comical parade of passenger get on and off . great fun .