by
Chris R. Morgan
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Bloody Hell is a movie that makes frequent references to other movies. In most cases, they are explicit. Early on, reference is made to the
Bourne series and
John Wick to emphasize the protagonist’s prowess as a methodical killing machine. Later, that very protagonist brings up
Misery and
Big Trouble in Little China, and surely others I neglected to write down, to assess the severity of his situation. Had such references not been so profuse, they may have gone unnoticed, since that is how citizens of a post-Kevin Smith America talk, but not to notice them would be to forget what is being watched. And if you are a little confused already by what these references suggest of the film itself, I cannot blame you.