Flash forward six years, and the movie's true protagonist, Riley (Odessa A'zion), is on the brink of a personal tipping point. As hooked chains fly out from the ether to collect him, the box's owner demands an audience with a "god," as if he has now earned that right. A hidden blade cuts him, and the box eagerly drinks his blood.
At a party on his estate, Voight tricks a young man into solving it. In Hellraiser, a lawyer named Menaker (Hiam Abbass) procures the franchise's infamous puzzle box for her employer, enigmatic billionaire Mr.
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Though it risks a slip into fully formulaic territory at times, the new movie is building to a far more interesting endgame than it appears to be, in which all the fleshing out of Cenobite lore and mechanics actually amounts to something quite profound. On its journey to the horror-mainstream, however, it also sands down some of those sharp edges that made the original so compelling. David Bruckner's new Hellraiser brings the structure that was missing by supplying both a Final Destination-esque narrative engine and actual, comprehensible rules governing its supernatural creatures, creating a sturdier story that's easier to enjoy. While the Clive Barker original that inspired a horror franchise is positioned as a genre staple, it is a frustratingly uneven movie with some arresting ideas and imagery - it's ideal for a new filmmaker to take another crack at unlocking its full potential. 1987's Hellraiser, in the humble opinion of this critic, is one of them. These days, it's not surprising when something with name recognition gets remade, but some things are actually ripe for a revisit.
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