Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.
Inferno (1999) is a modest direct-to-video action-Western hybrid with a drifter revenge premise that feels largely derivative of classic lone-stranger narratives. The plot is thin and functional, hitting familiar beats without much surprise. Acting is workmanlike at best, with the cast delivering serviceable but unremarkable performances. Cinematography shows some effort with the desert setting providing visual texture, earning a slight edge. Novelty is low given how closely it adheres to genre conventions. The ending resolves predictably without much impact.