Hellraiser Movie Review

Movie Analysis & Review

Hellraiser, released on 28 September 2022, is an Horror, Mystery film (Released) with a runtime of 121 minutes. Produced by Phantom Four, Spyglass Media Group in United States of America. Directed by David Bruckner, the movie features performances by Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn, Aoife Hinds, Goran Višnjić, Hiam Abbass. The film had a budget of $14.0 million and grossed N/A.
Plot Summary: A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn, Aoife Hinds, Goran Višnjić, Hiam Abbass
Crew: Clive Barker (Producer), Marc Toberoff (Producer), Kathrin Eder (Production Design), Balázs Szedlacsek (Art Direction), Bojana Nikolić (Art Direction), Momirka Bailović (Costume Design), Aleksandra Kaltak (Makeup Artist), Jacob Eaton (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Director: David Bruckner

Overview of Hellraiser

Release Date: 2022-09-28
Runtime: 121 min
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Status: Released
Budget: $14,000,000
Revenue: $0
Production: Phantom Four, Spyglass Media Group
Countries: United States of America
Certification (IN): N/A
OTT Providers: N/A
Keywords: hell, gore, remake, puzzle box, based on short story, cenobite, horrified
External: IMDB

Story & Plot

A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.

Trailer

Reviews

garethmb: After four theatrical and six direct-to-video releases “Hellraiser” has been given a reboot as a cinematic release for Hulu.

For those not familiar with the series based on a story by Clive Barker, it involves a cube-shaped puzzle box that when opened summons demons known as Cenobites who demand …

MovieGuys: Yes, Hellraiser has had a Disney make over and it shows.

I like Clive Barkers work. I've read a lot of his novels and I remember the original Hellraiser films. Frankly, this film does not feel like an adaptation, of his work.

For a start, its predictably woke, no surprises there, right?

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misubisu: Not a bad movie… but not a decent movie either.
It's not as entertaining as most of the Hellraiser sequels to date.

It's predictable, in no way suspenseful and much of it makes little to no sense. It has nothing in common with the other Hellraiser movies and nothing in common with 'The Hellbou…

Sejian: It's pretty woke and I enjoyed it.

I swear, how did we go from discussing and critiquing the plot of a movie and the acting and the script and the sets, to opening criticism with the line "it's pretty woke". At least the bigots can't help but out themselves constantly nowadays.

Recommendations

Kill Theory, Hellraiser, 2001 Maniacs, Dead or Alive: Final, Rosewood Lane

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