Consisting of four separate intertwining character viewpoints, mainly centered around a guy who is trying to open a gateway to Hell to rescue his younger brother. His "key" to the underworld ends up being a necrophiliac who is fixated on the notion that his dead girlfriend will come back to him. This dead girlfriend, however, was also the girlfriend of a mute bartender who was murdered by his cheating chick and her affair who wanted him out of the picture, thus, turning him into a vengeful Hell-dweller. The betrayed/condemned is helping the guy save his bro when he makes it to Hell, which is also going towards personal revenge motive (killing his killer)...
... So, yeah, it all comes full circle and isn't nearly as convoluted as I'm sure I described above. The premise is cleverly executed and works well. There's also a good amount of twisted and bizarre visuals - namely, a fat guy in a sickly looking pig/clown mask, named Mr. Skinny, who comes out of a television to prompt a retarded, crippled kid - via, sing-along - to commit suicide. Not to mention a pretty gnarly looking demon that storms around the endless corridors of Hell, stabbing fuckers in the face. There's a decent amount of gore - including a disembowelment and some torture, though the movie is, by no means, a wall-to-wall gore-fest. There IS enough to get you by. I really enjoyed this flick. The look of it is grim and basically rust colored, making for a nicely bleak tone, while the overall concept is cool and meshes well with the creative imagery. Recommended! Especially if you're a "Hellraiser" fan (fuck those haters).
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