Camp Hell (Camp Hope)

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Movie Info

The innocent children at a religious summer camp are faced with a powerful force of evil. It was supposed to be a summer of love, faith, and learning. But when one counselor leads his young campers down the path of evil, the malignance slowly begins to spread among the unsuspecting children. Featuring Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, The Social Network). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating:

R (for some teen sexuality and disturbing violent images)
Genre:

Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

George Van Buskirk
Written By:

George Van Buskirk
In Theaters:

Aug 13, 2010 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 9, 2011
Runtime:

99 minutes
Studio:

LionsGate Entertainment

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Cast

Bruce Davison
as Father McAllister

Dana Delany
as Patricia

Jesse Eisenberg
as Daniel

Andrew McCarthy
as Michael

Christopher Denham
as Christian

Will Denton
as Tommy

Connor Paolo
as Jack

Caroline London
as Rose

Valentina de Angelis
as Melissa

James McCaffrey
as Dr. John

Sasha Neulinger
as Jimmy

Spencer Treat Clark
as Timothy

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Critic Reviews for Camp Hell (Camp Hope)

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (2)

Budgetary limitations, a plodding script, ropey visual effects and an excruciating score undercut a heartfelt cautionary tale about a confused teenager wrestling with his religious faith and the dogmatism of his overzealous elders.

Dec 1, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Nigel Floyd
Time Out
Top Critic
An unexpected and individual take on sin and the devil by a director who - shock horror - actually has something to say.

Dec 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Julian White
Little White Lies
Top Critic
With little in the way of shocks or surprises, writer/director George VanBuskirk fashions a lightweight drama that ponders religious fanaticism but never seems sure of its message.

Dec 1, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Terry Staunton
Radio Times
The grounded approach and honest performances are provocative and unsettling. As is the fact that it's based on a true story.

Nov 24, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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Audience Reviews for Camp Hell (Camp Hope)

Jun 03, 2016

Camp Hell lies to you before you've even pressed play. Normally that's the sort of thing I can forgive pretty easily, but not when the film we get instead is unintelligible boring trash.

Gimly M Super Reviewer
Jan 01, 2012

Can somebody please explain to me how this was a horror flick?! There was absolutely nothing scary about it.It's just a movie about parents sending their kids off to a Religious Summer Camp & It wasn't until the last 5 minutes that it turned into a horror movie.The main reason I rented Camp Hell was because Jesse Eisenberg was on the cover & I thought it be interesting to see him in a horror flick.He was only in the movie for like a minute or 2.SAVE YOUR $$$ & TIME!

Brody M Super Reviewer
Dec 31, 2011

A interesting concept at its heart but not much satisfying, and most certainly not starring eisenberg, he pops up at beginning and for seconds a hour in,

scott g Super Reviewer
Oct 13, 2010

What the fuck did I just watch? The only scary thing about this film is that there are really religious freaks out there, who are willing to send their kids to camps like this. The producers of this movie must have known how awful it was, because they put a big picture of "The Social Network Guy," Jesse Eisenberg on the cover, and list him as the star, when he's in the movie for all of 2 minutes. The star is Will Denton, who you may remember from the short lived TV series, Kidnapped. He was pretty good, so was Gossip Girls, Connor Paolo. It's too bad they didn't have an actual script to work with. It really just blows my mind that things like this get made. No one in their right mind would consider this movie worth their time.

Todd S Super Reviewer