Review of Hellraiser (2022) by Testera — 23 Oct 2022
The very last thing one would expect from a Hellraiser movie is for it to be politically correct, and yet here we re. This not-quite-reboot, not-quite-sequel, not-quite-reimagining lacks the creativity, insanity and the no-f***s-given attitude of the first two Hellraisers. Characters are uninteresting, their motives are weak, the main villain Voight is bland, not even remotely as memorable as Channard, the Cenobites are too stylized and de-sexualized, therefore they are not as unnerving as in the original two movies. This Nu Hellraiser is too scared to do anything even remotely out-of-the-box, so it sticks close to horror conventions and cliches, instead of pushing the boundaries.
Overall, while better than the sequels that came after Hellbound, it's still a big disappointment.
This review of Hellraiser (2022) was written by Testera on 23 October 2022.
Hellraiser has generally received positive reviews.
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