Well, it was... wow...
Another misfire for AICN's reviewing. From the trailer and the positive buzz this looked like a winner. Instead it's what I can only describe as stupid. In a nutshell we are introduced to our lead just before she is cursed to burn in eternal hell for turning down a loan extension. Now if you think the punishment seems harsh for the crime you should see the intro. What follows is a race against time as she fights off an old woman, a handkerchief and a talking goat to save her soul.
Just as the Spiderman films found Raimi using the horror camera tricks he'd learnt to use, here he uses many Spiderman camera tricks which don't fit. There are many stabs at humour (at least I hope they were intentional) which widely miss the mark and if you scare easily don't worry... nearly every jump is clearly marked before it happens. Even the highlighted car park sequence in some reviews descends into uncomfortable farce.
I'm still sure a fun Evil Dead 4 could be made by Raimi but this fails at it. And if it's not an attempt at a comedy horror? Good god.
My most disappointing film of 2009
Another misfire for AICN's reviewing. From the trailer and the positive buzz this looked like a winner. Instead it's what I can only describe as stupid. In a nutshell we are introduced to our lead just before she is cursed to burn in eternal hell for turning down a loan extension. Now if you think the punishment seems harsh for the crime you should see the intro. What follows is a race against time as she fights off an old woman, a handkerchief and a talking goat to save her soul.
Just as the Spiderman films found Raimi using the horror camera tricks he'd learnt to use, here he uses many Spiderman camera tricks which don't fit. There are many stabs at humour (at least I hope they were intentional) which widely miss the mark and if you scare easily don't worry... nearly every jump is clearly marked before it happens. Even the highlighted car park sequence in some reviews descends into uncomfortable farce.
I'm still sure a fun Evil Dead 4 could be made by Raimi but this fails at it. And if it's not an attempt at a comedy horror? Good god.
My most disappointing film of 2009
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