Dante, a Crusader, is returning home to his beloved Beatrice. He is followed by a mysterious figure that always vanished whenever he sought to confront him. Upon arriving at his home, he discovered that all the servants and his father were dead. When he went looking for Beatrice, he found her mortally wounded. She could not describe her attacker. When she died, Dante saw her soul leave her body and ascend toward a light in the sky. However, a dark figured appeared and seized her soul. He proclaimed himself as Lucifer and declared that he would take her to Hell!
Dante pursued the devil, fighting dark minions along the way but he was halted at a massive doorway. Here, Virgil - famed Roman poet - arrived to offer guidance. With Virgil's help, Dante entered Hell and began his descent to rescue the soul of his beloved. On the way, he had to face his own sins. He was not nearly as saintly as he first professed. As he crossed from one circle of Hell to the next, the animation style changed. Here, he was a lithe warrior and in the next circle he was built like a brick. Interesting but kind of distracting.
This is the movie version of a video game that debuted around the same time. I had never heard of the game, but it looks entertaining. Full of blood, gore, and nudity; not for kids. Good popcorn fun!
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