Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Vomitron_G Oh well, why not wrap up a perfectly bad-movie-week in the company of the Muscles from Brussels? 'Inferno' (aka 'Desert Heat') wasn't exactly as bad as I hoped it would be. Loner-hero J.C. Van Damme, tormented by ghosts from the past, has a severe alcohol problem. Well, it's not really a problem, but actually a solution: Whenever he's drunk, he's not killing people. Naturally, he ends up killing a whole lot more of them in this movie. They even managed to cram Danny Trejo, Larry drake, Vincent Schiavelli and Pat Morita in this movie (well, actually, Morita ain't that big, so he fits in easily). Cutie-bonus goes to Jaime Pressly (who once again keeps her cloths on, *sigh* -- can anybody finally recommend me a movie were she does take something off?). Little bit of fighting, little bit of shooting, little bit of sex (loved those blond bimbos -- yes, there actually is female nudity in this flick), a little bit of killing... And all this in a movie that's got some sort of revenge-western vibe to it. Stupid attempts at humor, predictable 'til the last frame. Well maybe not exactly the last shots, because those kind of took me by surprise and really had me laughing, thinking "Sh!t, man, have I just been watching a ghost movie?". Oh well, JC might have seen better days, but I'm sure he's seen some worse too.

Raul Faust Yea, "Inferno" is a great movie. It's photography isn't big budget, it looks like an 80's film. But the rest is likable.The mix of many genres, such as drama, action, thriller, comedy and even romance are very well balanced and deliver a good time. The actors are above average, there's no scene that you can say "Ooh they are acting". It's sad that the writer wanted to praise Van Damme as the nicest guy ever, it seems to be kind of egocentric, but it's not irritating enough to spoil the quality of this film. And the airplane scene in the last fight is lame, but I will just ignore that.And in the end, we have a nice message of friendship. I really recommend this film for entertainment!

Paul Andrews Inferno starts out in the Californian desert where Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is on his way to see his native Indian friend Johnny Six Toes (Danny Trejo) when some local thugs from a nearby town stop & take a fancy to Lomax's motorbike, they beat Lomax up & steal his bike leaving him for dead in the middle of the desert but is saved by his mate Johnny Six Toes who takes him home & nurses him back to health. Lomax is annoyed, not only was he left for dead but they stole his motorbike & he intends to get it back. Lomax travels to the town where his attackers live & soon discovers that no-one likes them & the town would be grateful if Lomax would get rid of them which gives him all the more reason to sort them out...Also known under the title Desrt Heat & originally had the working title Coyote Moon this was directed by John G. Avildsen & is yet another weak JCVD action thriller with an unnecessary comedic side that just feels out of place. The various genres don't sit well with one another & Inferno is yet another loose remake of the classic Japanese film Yojimbo (1961) in which a stranger rides into a small town & plays two criminal gangs off each other in order to wipe them both out & there's even a not so subtle mention of Yojimbo at the end. Here the Lomax character played by JCVD is surrounded by silly eccentric comedy relief character's that just end up annoying & at times feel like they belong in a different film. The action scenes are quite weak with little imagination & as soon as any of that clichéd ancient Native American Indian superstition, mysticism, chanting & nonsense started my eyes just glazed over & I lost all interest. The pace is alright but it's just predictable, a little oddball & there's not enough action here either.I will say that Inferno does look quite nice at times with some striking cinematography of the vast desert & some nice sunset shots but it's hardly worth watching for that. The action is tame with JCVD getting two or three fight scenes with the rest of the action consisting of a few explosions & some standard shoot-outs. The town in the film seems very underpopulated, we only ever see five people yet it has a motel & a diner which manage to stay open despite the obvious lack of customers.The IMDb says this had a budget of about $22,000,000 which i find hard to believe since not that much happens here. Director Avildsen cast his son Jonathan as one of the bad guy's, JCVD doesn't seem that interested while Larry Drake is wasted in a bit part.Inferno has a fairly predictable plot, weak action scenes & awkward comedic moments that just don't work. One of JCVD's worst films from the 90's.

Just_Some_Guy Anyway, you shouldn't compare this movie to either of the above. Although I haven't seen Yojimbo (pronounced Yo-Jimbo by one of the characters), but I'm sure it won't be fair to all of them.This movie is an action movie, with Van Damme as the good guy, but it's not very serious. Sure, there are explosions and guns and kicks and a completely unnecessary sex scene and all that, but it seems like there are quite a lot comic relief moments and characters. Pat Morita and Bill Erwin reminded me of Statler and Waldorf from The Muppets, for one.Van Damme plays an American, which meant that he talked very little and tried to talk in a raspy voice to disguise his accent. And you know what? It worked. The only thing that I couldn't let go is because I expected to hear his unique accent.This movie is 95 minutes well spent. Don't go out of your way looking for it, but you don't have to avoid it either.