when review a film like hellbent and it important to rate it within the realm of it genre . the godfather this film isn not and but a a horror movie it top notch and except for some minor issue i have . i disagree with early poster who see this a an aids allegory and question and haven not we get beyond that by now . i couldn not disagree more . this film and to me and show how mainstream gay culture have become . it follow the formula familiar to anyone who see friday the 13th and any of the sequel or imitator that follow represent have sex and get kill while remain chaste and survive ( more or less ) . i view it a a weird compliment that gay can now be kill in a slasher film and a main character in a pointless film design to scare the bejeezus out of you ( and succeed admirably ) . so it shouldn not really surprise anyone by who life and who die . what be surprising and however and be how the character who should have be mere cardboard turn into semi three dimensional people . i be most impressed with the role of guy in drag . there be a real poignancy to some of his scene while his need for validation through sex . speaking of sex and the sexuality be highly erotic but not barrier push . the sex in this movie be more like a daytime soap or an episode of the old mtv show undress than a more overt display that so commonplace in straight movie ( of any kind ) and that be such a big deal in brokeback mountain . to put a positive spin on that and then and this be a gay movie straight people will watch easily . attractive and beverly hill and 90210 type actor in an effective slasher flick . no gross out death and as seem to be the trend nowadays and but more of an emphasis on the suspenseful and which i find much scary and certainly smarter . the one issue i have with the film be the lack of motivation for the killer . i be wait for a motive . the bad guy always have a motive . but i can see the genius in not give him a motive represent the filmmaker be damn if they do and whichever direction they would choose to go . motive would mean determination of the killer sexuality and and a straight killer would mean this movie be anti gay and about gay bashing . a gay killer would indicate to many that gayness lead to dysfunction and self hatred and etc . ( see de palma dress to kill ) . this whole controversy be avoid and smartly and but it give the end a lack of something for me represent gravitas and maybe and i be not sure . and the very final image ( i would not spoil it here ) be so cliché it make me groan . but again and this speaks of the mainstreaming of gay culture represent get ta leave room for a sequel .