5 out of 10 at best.

Rating: 5/10 (9 April 2013)

After reading all the positive reviews from critics I thought 'this must be good!'.
The critics have just proved to themselves and everyone else that they do not know what they are talking about.
The final scene is good. The rest, not so much.
The Evil Dead has a generic script, with absolutely no character development. You will likely only remember it for a few minutes after the film has finished.
Bruce Campbell and the rest of the crew were consistently hyping this film as the bloodiest film ever made. That is not reason enough to create a film, and besides they fell short of many Japanese Splatter films as well as most recent faux exploitation films.
However, I will say that for a young director it is impressive that he was able to craft something that looks as stylish as it does.
Evil Dead fans should see it and so should most people, just to support horror films making it to the 'big time'.
But please lower your expectations and do not believe the hype you have heard from clueless critics.
5 out of 10.