SXSW 2013 Review: EVIL DEAD Commits Firmly to Disturbing Brutality |
| SXSW 2013 Review: EVIL DEAD Commits Firmly to Disturbing Brutality Posted: 09 Mar 2013 11:09 AM PST  This is not a review of an old movie. Yes, Fede Alvarez clearly owes a great deal to horror maestro Sam Raimi, who penned and directed the original The Evil Dead back in 1981, and yes, Alvarez's film is a loving and studious homage. Nonetheless, the Evil Dead of 2013 is a horse of a different stripe, if not necessarily a different color. After one of the more cleverly executed pre-credits sequences I've seen in years, the proper meat of the story begins as a motley crew of young people gathers in a remote cabin out in the wilderness, as Mia (Jane Levy) throws her stash of drugs down an old well, beginning a cold turkey stint with the aid of her brother David (Shiloh... [Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...] |
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