Not up to snuff with the Evil Dead series but a good film

Rating: 7/10 (29 May 2009)

Just got back and I love Raimi's dark sense of humor, I laughed all the way through the film. Even when people around me were jumping or cringing I was giggling, except during some of the gross out stuff. The boo scares were too predictable to be scary and the sounds were very bright, painful at times like the sound of a dentist's drill, there was no bass to speak of in my viewing. Very well constructed, well shot. Lohman's acting was the film's weakness, she couldn't sell it. I kept thinking Rachel Miner would have been better, same face, same qualities, better actress. Justin Long (stereotypically) was underused. Lorna Raver was perfectly cast. Dileep Rao was interesting although the role wasn't stretching his abilities. Highly recommended to horror fans and especially Raimi fans.