Allen Smithee is back! And worse than ever. True, Bloodline may be the Smithee pseudonym's best film to date, but it moves too damn slow.

You know you're in trouble when a once reputable horror franchinse throws a "katching" sound effect and Pinhead's likeness at you before the opening title. The plot, dealing with the bloodline of a toy maker(?) that created the evil puzzle box, is cheap, boring, and contrived. The little gore is unnecessary (such as the autopsy of a body for no apparent reason), and the now cut-rate CGI box looks incredibly lame. Also, the conclusion - where a space station folds into a giant puzzle box - is a disgrace. The worst in the series.

The bottom line: Even fans of this will be disappointed. You may just want to skip ahead to Hellraiser: Inferno, as it�s a pretty decent little thriller. Love the twin brother security guards. Though, I'm not sure of their relevance to the story.