Ok so I just got out of the movie theater and might change my mind later on upon rewatch, but here we go.
Send help was mostly ok.
I didn’t know much going in, so I guess that helped. Sam Raimi’s name being attached made it a must-see for me, being a horror comedy that was filmed in 3D.
I watched it on a regular screen, but could tell which moments were made for the use of 3D.
And that potential tuna smell in 4D.
While listening to the music, I clocked Danny Elfman‘s style before his name even hit the screen, and it carries throughout the movie.
The boys’ club and “dude-bros”
I’d really like to read reviews from the male perspective on this. I don’t want to before writing mine though, because I might reconsider some plot points. But the manipulation, the boys’ club, treating women based solely on their looks, and double crossing them any chance they get to get the upper hand is very real-world coded.
I wonder if the «dude-bros » watched this and thought Bradley was cool.
If so, what a sad world we live in.
Bradley is played by Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf and Love & Monsters) and has always been a fan favorite.
Linda is played by Rachel McAdams (Mean girls and The Eurovision movie) and I simply adore her.
The cast is solid. They play their parts well.
There is one part of the movie that felt dumb though. The actors really did try to sell it, so I’m not coming after them for that… but the script falters toward the end.
Linda : The invisible overachiever
Linda is socially awkward and not well liked in her office job. She is smart, strong, believes in herself and has passions, but isn’t in the « popular club ».
Our girl is weird to say the least, and they managed to somehow tone down Rachel McAdams‘s beauty. Kudos.
Men have stolen women’s work and slapped their names on it for centuries, so it’s not a suprise when the hip young golf-playing coworker gets a raise on her hard labor. All she gets is to suck up her tears.
“Netflix” territory
The airplane part feels a bit too « on the nose » though.
We get that they are assholes, that they exploit women for work or sexual favors and that they think they’re on top of the world, but the humiliation is just a slap in the face at this point. You’re basically rooting for their deaths from the get go. And I gotta admit, they are satisfying.
Not realistic, but satisfying.
Honestly, the island portion would have been a great enemies to lovers romcom. There, I said what I said.
I’m sure there is a wattpad story somewhere that looks just like this.
The CGI is awful and it broke my heart coming from The Evil Dead family but I guess I have to get used to it in 2026. Get a taxidermied boar, stab it with corn syrup and let me get my blood fix without being disappointed Sam Raimi. Please. It took me completely out.
The snot was great though. It made up for some of it.
From Lost to Evil Dead
The story turns into a long Lost episode for a while, complete with male ego, waterfalls, and foraging.
The dynamic between Bradley and Linda was interesting to see evolve.
The shift from their work dynamics, the fact that he has a fulfilled life to get back to while she only has her bird… and it shows that even when he tries his best, he is still pointless.
That’s when he betrayed her, again, poisoning her this time.
There were 7 of us in the theater, and I have the humour of a 5 years old.
The vomit CPR scene make me chuckle so much that they all turned around. All 6 of them.
Sam Raimi aimed that one at some of us, and I was apparently the target.
That being said, I would have let him drown. After everything he’s put her through, good riddance.
But I’m not into him so I get that changes the outcome. Bradley reminded me of my ex, so yeah, do with that what you will. That did make the fake castration scene worth it though.
A question of morality
The rescue part was strange. I genuinely didn’t expect murder. That poor boat captain.
And despite the obvious adultery on Bradley’s part, the relationship with his fiancée seemed nice.
I get Linda wanted to stay, and keep him, but… I don’t know, killing her felt forced, somehow ?
The nightmare part was very Evil Dead, so that was fun.
But Linda’s 180, not so much… The house, the devotion, the declaration…
She felt lonely back home, and she probably never had a decent human connection in her life, but this felt weird.
She was a grey-ish character with her husband’s death, but never stupid.
So her falling for his nice trick, again ? Really ?
Hero vs villain
This is where I’m kind of lost.
Who am I supposed to root for ? The asshole or the murderer ?
Please give me someone, anyone to root for, I beg of you.
I somehow liked that she won the fight, and got a gloryfing life, but the message is still iffy.
I’m not supposed to be happy for her. I appreciate that Linda is allowed to be the hero and also the monster, but yeah, the ending leaves behind a strange feeling. In all fairness, she did try to warn him.
She wasn’t from accounting. She was from strategy and planning.
Overall the power shifts were fun, it’s very well played and I had a good time.
I just didn’t really click with the murder plot or the mansion but to each their own.
My rating : 3,5/5 bats.
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(Picture a half-eaten bat here, the emojis won’t let me do it)