Hellraiser (2022)

Written by MovieGuys on October 11, 2022

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?

Its cardinal sin however, is dumbing down the lore found in the original franchise and applying the little that is left, in an inconsistent and at times incoherent, manner.

The results a borderline watchable affair. Its pretty tame compared to the original flicks and for me, failed to resonate.

Acting is alright and as you might expect, production values are decent.

That said, the original films are, I believe, considerably better and far more disturbingly horrifying, than this rather weak facsimile.