Hellraiser Movie Remake Gets First Reviews
The Hellraiser remake received mixed reactions in its previews.
The film, directed by Clive Barker in Cenobites, a sadistic group of supernatural beings. From Another Dimension,” says the official tagline.
And as of this writing, it has a 68% critic score and 64% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Some critics, such as Nadine Smith, praised the film, saying, "Director David Bruckner and writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski not only bring Hellraiser to life, they give it new life, and both clearly deliver a performance 21. . . . a hundred years or more with Baker's source material." associated with
Fiona Underhill of The Digital Fix praised Odessa A'Zion's performance: "David Bruckner's new entry in the long-running franchise is a delight, with brilliant design from Cenobite and a central performance from new star Odessa A'Zion ." 'Zion. ."
However, Coleman Spilde of The Daily Beast opined that the film falls short of its original appeal, with "painfully obvious allegory and underdeveloped and uninteresting characters." . Memorable horror films that remained the same for others became "colored".
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Similar sentiments were echoed by Vulture 's Jen Chaney, who said that "[the film] contains the same ideas and uses familiar plot points, but makes the classic reboot mistake of adding a story that deserves more attention." Pinhead." "Universe".
As Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times put it: “Something is left. Even with all the carved flesh and pierced skin in the picture, this Hellraiser is not sharp enough.”
Audiences were divided, with one viewer calling it "a tribute to the original masterpiece" and another calling it "one of the worst Hellraiser movies".
Hellraiser is streaming on Hulu, with no UK release date currently announced.
