“Hellraiser: Hellseeker” is a mess of a movie despite some good ideas. If it feels like the “Hellraiser” elements don’t naturally fit with the rest of the movie, that’s because this was originally an unrelated script that got turned into a “Hellraiser” entry.

In this film, Trevor (Dean Winters “John Wick”) is suffering from amnesia after a car accident that killed his wife, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence “Mikey”). He tries to piece together what exactly happened while dealing with disturbing hallucinations and sinister revelations that seem to be connected to a mysterious puzzle box. It will lead him to question everything including his own mind.

The performance from Dean Winters as Trevor is just awful. He’s not remotely convincing and he’s just so wooden. Ashley Laurence reprises her role as Kirsty. She was the main star of the first two “Hellraiser” films and had a cameo in the third movie. She does a pretty good job with limited time on screen. Doug Bradley is back yet again as Pinhead. His role in the story feels a little confused but that’s to be expected when he was never originally meant to be in the film. Some of the other characters are okay.

There are some genuinely intriguing parts in this movie and some of the disturbing imagery is very creative. However, the story just gets messier and messier as the makers try to force in the “Hellraiser” connections. The acting from Dean Winters is appalling, some of the special effects are lousy and it just would have worked better without the “Hellraiser” stuff. That being said, it’s better than many of the “Hellraiser” sequels. There’s certainly good stuff in here, it’s just a muddle so if you are into horror/thriller films with a lot of twists then maybe you’ll get some enjoyment from this movie.