Hellcat review – woman imprisoned in camper van in nasty survival horror

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Hellcat review – woman imprisoned in camper van in nasty survival horror

The Guardian · 3 hours ago

Hellcat is a survival horror thriller in which Lena, played by Dakota Gorman, wakes injured in the back of a speeding camper van and must work out how to escape. The review finds its opening tense and effectively unpleasant, using the confined setting and a mysterious voice to create suspense, though it suggests the film loses some momentum once it moves beyond the trailer.

Lena is told she has an hour to reach hospital before a wound on her arm becomes fatal, but the apparent kidnapper offers only cryptic answers through a taxidermied animal head. The camper van’s cosy details contrast with unsettling clues such as conspiracy magazines, while the reviewer says Gorman’s performance keeps viewers invested even after the film’s strongest early tension fades.

  • A woman must escape a moving camper van before an injury kills her.
  • The opening is tense, claustrophobic and gruesome.
  • Strong investment in the lead offsets a weaker later stretch.

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