,,,file under So Bad it's Good

Rating: 5/10 (30 January 2007)

This is the kind of movie people either love or hate. It's silly, knows it's silly, and has fun with itself. If you pride yourself on all the foreign and "art house" fare you have under your belt, or often refer to movies as 'films' this one probably won't be your thing. However, if you can adjust your expectations and a part of you you're not real proud of revels with glee at the sight of a man with a chainsaw for a hand blasting away at zombies and skeletons with a double-barreled Remington, this could be your lucky day.
Bruce Campbell, an underrated and underused actor, is way over the top as the vain, dense, almost cowardly Ash. His mixture of bravado, misogyny, and stupidity makes for some great throwaway lines. He's basically an okay guy, but can't quite get anything right. When called upon to remember three magic words (think "The Day the Earth Stood Still") he forgets one of them and tries to cover it by coughing, unleashing an army of the dead. Sample dialog:"Well, didst thou say the words?"..."Well, maybe I didn't say every single little syllable, but basically, yeah, I said 'em." You get the idea. Any movie that contains dialog like "Let's go, she-bitch" and "It's a trick. Get an axe" is going to get my nickel every time.
Any attempt to deconstruct this film will end in heartbreak, I assure you. Go watch "My Dinner with Andre."