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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 85TheWrapDave WhiteTheWrapDave WhiteIn Bruckner’s directorial hands and David Marks’ editing, more information is delivered than ever before, but no plot point is over-explained. Mysteries are allowed their ambiguity.
- 83The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonThe A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonBruckner, Collins, and Piotrowski plant their vision in fields that are no less rich, terrifying, or gorily violent than the hellbound story that started it all.
- 80IGNMatt DonatoIGNMatt DonatoHellraiser is a reinvigorated reboot that gets the blood pumping, starting with Jamie Clayton’s worthy Pinhead performance that sets a fresh tone with immense reverence paid to Clive Barker's works.
- The latest Hellraiser is a massive step forward for the franchise after over 20 years of low-budget, half-hearted misfires. Old fans of the franchise and newcomers alike will no doubt rejoice in Bruckner’s respectful, albeit updated approach to the series, and of course its entertainingly extreme violence.
- Hellraiser is a fresh entry to the decades-old franchise and it's also a fresh breath of air to the many fans that have long suffered from below-par sequels.
- 65SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaHellraiser was in bad shape, and what Bruckner has done here is lift the series out of the gutter to give it a touch of old-school charm. But I know he can do better, and I just wish this revival was more of an icky, gooey success rather than a moderately okay horror pic.
- 42The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpIt’s impossible to watch Bruckner’s adaptation without comparing it to Barker’s. Barker tapped into the darkest locus of human desire and expressed it on screen as shocking carnal violence. Bruckner sands down that perverted, forbidden lust into an accessible blueprint: Setup, kill, exposition, repeat.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThere’s not enough that’s new to merit raising this corner of hell all over again.
- 12Slant MagazineMark HansonSlant MagazineMark HansonAny ambiguity over the veracity of the story’s events is quickly jettisoned to adhere to the demands of the leaden slasher-film plotting.