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Hellraiser

  • 20222022
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Jamie Clayton in Hellraiser (2022)
In this reimagining of Clive Barker's seminal Hellraiser franchise, a young woman must confront the sadistic, supernatural forces behind an enigmatic puzzlebox responsible for her brother's disappearance.
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A take on Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic where a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites... Read allA take on Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic where a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites.A take on Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic where a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
37K
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POPULARITY
576
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    • David Bruckner
  • Writers
    • Ben Collins(screenplay by)
    • Luke Piotrowski(screenplay by)
    • David S. Goyer(screen story by)
  • Stars
    • Odessa A’zion
    • Jamie Clayton
    • Adam Faison
    • David Bruckner
  • Writers
    • Ben Collins(screenplay by)
    • Luke Piotrowski(screenplay by)
    • David S. Goyer(screen story by)
  • Stars
    • Odessa A’zion
    • Jamie Clayton
    • Adam Faison
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    • 55Metascore
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    Odessa A’zion
    Odessa A’zion
    • Riley
    Jamie Clayton
    Jamie Clayton
    • The Priest
    Adam Faison
    Adam Faison
    • Colin
    Drew Starkey
    Drew Starkey
    • Trevor
    Brandon Flynn
    Brandon Flynn
    • Matt
    Aoife Hinds
    Aoife Hinds
    • Nora
    Jason Liles
    Jason Liles
    • The Chatterer
    Yinka Olorunnife
    Yinka Olorunnife
    • The Weeper
    Selina Lo
    Selina Lo
    • The Gasp
    Zachary Hing
    Zachary Hing
    • The Asphyx
    Kit Clarke
    Kit Clarke
    • Joey
    Goran Visnjic
    Goran Visnjic
    • Voight
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Menaker
    Predrag Bjelac
    Predrag Bjelac
    • Lorenz
    Gorica Regodic
    • The Mother
    Vukasin Jovanovic
    Vukasin Jovanovic
    • The Masque
    Ivona Kustudic
    Ivona Kustudic
    • Nurse
    Greg De Cuir
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      • David Bruckner
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    • Trivia
      Doug Bradley, who originated the role of the Hell Priest/Lead Cenobite/Pinhead, had this to say about Jamie Clayton's take in a Twitter post, "I'm a bit blown away by this! The clever re-design of the make-up; the shimmer of the "pin heads"; the palette; whatever that keyhole/locket/tracheotomy thing is at the throat. It's simple, subtle, disturbing and sexy. Everything it should be. Peace and Pain, Doug."
    • Goofs
      When Riley is researching Voight, the results show a list of websites. None of them are valid domain names. This is nothing new for many lower budget films, many of which come up with off-brand search domains as referencing the real ones would be too costly.
    • Quotes

      The Priest: What is it you pray for? What is it you pray for?

      Nora: Salvation.

      The Priest: And what it'd feel like? A joyful note? Without change, without end? Heaven? There's no music in that.

      [the Priest removes a pin from its head...]

      Nora: Please...

      [... and penetrates Nora's throat with it]

      The Priest: But this... there is so much more the body can be made to feel. And you'll feel it all before we're through.

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    7/10
    Hellraiser is reborn for the modern era and shakes off a legacy of increasingly inferior direct-to-video sequels to give us the best since Hellraiser II
    Riley McKednry (Odessa A'zion) is a young woman struggling with addiction enabled by her supposedly rehabilitating boyfriend Trevor (Drew Starkey) while she lives with her brother Matt (Brandon Flynn) and his boyfriend Colin (Adam Faison) with Matt's patience with Riely's addictive personality growing increasingly thin. Trevor convinces Riley to accompany him to an abandoned warehouse that supposedly holds an abandoned and forgotten shipment belonging to some billionaire, but once they get there the shipment turns out to be a puzzle box whose value Trevor is dubious of. After Riley comes home drunk once again Matt angrily tells her to leave and she does so taking the puzzle box with her and inadvertently opening the box and summoning demonic creatures known as cenobites. As Riley did not cut herself on the box as she was intended to, the Cenobites demand "another" and when a now called Matt attempts to come to Riley's aid he cuts himself on the box and is taken by the cenobites. Riley attempts to track down the origins of the box and a way to bring back Matt which leads her to the box's previous now deceased owner Roland Voight (Goran Visnijic), a ruthless businessman with legendarily sadistic appetites as the box continues to claim more victims.

    Following the release of Hellraiser: Bloodline, Clive Barker remained uninvolved with the series as it continued in a streak of direct-to-video installments legendarily known for taking unrelated scripts and reverse engineering them by inserting Pinhead. Barker announced in 2006 following the release of Hellworld his intent on remaking the series with rightsholder Dimension films. The remake went through a revolving door of directors and writers to the point that two obligation sequels, 2011's Hellraiser: Revelations and 2018's Hellraiser: Judgment were rushed into production just so Dimension wouldn't relinquish the rights. Following the collapse of the Dimesnion's parent company The Weinstein Company, Spyglass Media acquired the remake rights with Barker producing alongside David S. Goyer who would write the initial treatment. David Brucker, director of well regarded horror films The Ritual and The Night House became attached to direct with Bruckner's writers on Night House Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski coming aboard as well. Now dropping on Hulu just in time for Halloween, Hellraiser breathes new life into this long neglected franchise and makes it the best incarnation we've seen since at least Hellbound: Hellraiser II.

    Odessa A'Zion is really solid in the lead role of Riley and while the character is a little abrasive upon first introduction, I feel the movie really understands that cycle of addiction that becomes hard to break out of and Riley's addiction is a massive part of what makes this movie work as it's well integrated with the Hellraiser Iconography as Riley's obsession and repeated usage of the Lament Configuration much like her addiction leads to pain and suffering of those around her be they casual contacts, friends, or loved ones and while Riley doesn't want to hurt anyone, her drive to find her brother follows the same mindset in finding her next "fix" where she finds herself indifferent or uncaring of the consequences and only able to focus on that immediate gratification of her obsessive drive. Jamie Clayton takes on the mantle of Doug Bradley in the role of Pinhead (aka The Priest) and Clayton is phenomenal in the role as she captures the cold look and feel we associate with the character but is still allowed to make it her own.

    The art direction in this movie is fantastic. While the original Hellraiser's cenobites have ingrained themselves in popular consciousness for good reason with distinct looks, this new Hellraiser keeps the same general idea of the Cenobites but goes some unique directions. For one thing unlike the original Cenobites who sported dark black leather attire, the only thing on the Cenobites this time around is skin, but the skin has been mangled, mutilated, and twisted so it's now arranged similar to the outfits of the original film but it's a nice way of giving visual distinction, so it doesn't just copy the aesthetics of the original film. The movie also features a wonderfully designed manor house belonging to Roland Voight and it's a sight to behold as it is based heavily around the designs of the Lament Configuration and is wonderfully used in the climax. The one thing that keeps this movie from being as good as the first Hellraiser in my opinion is in its usage of the character of Roland Voight. While Voight is given a great introduction in the opening sequence, he's unfortunately absent for a good chunk of the movie and this does a disservice to the film in my opinion because it forces Pinhead to take more of a role in the antagonist part of the story than should be necessary. Now it doesn't go to the level of Hellraiser III where it jumped off a cliff and made Pinhead a borderline Freddy Kruger clone, but the best Hellraiser films keep Pinhead in a supporting capacity and they mostly do that here but not as much as they should. Personally I feel the movie would've benefitted from seeing Voight as much as we saw Frank Cotton in the original film, but it's not a deal breaker and Pinhead isn't made the made antagonist so the movie does understand where Pinhead's role in this story should be.

    Hellraiser is a welcome reboot of this legacied horror series and is easily my second favorite of this series behind the original. Anchored with strong performances by A'zion and Clayton, the movie gives you everything you want from a Hellraiser story with some disgustingly good Cenobite designs and kill sequences along with truly epic sequences that feel like expansions on the Hellbound environments. While Goran Visnjic is good as Voight, I feel he is underutilized, and the movie could've been improved from having him be a more prominent part of the story. Overall if this is the launch point for a new series of Hellraiser movies, then let them flow forth like the blood and viscera in the kill scenes.
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      • October 7, 2022 (United States)
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      • 20th Century Studios
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