A Very Good Remake

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2020)

Entertaining, gory, and surprisingly fresh- Fede Álvarez's take on the classic horror flick is a surprisingly fun and scary remake that doesn't hold back. The main cast is pretty good for the most part, mainly Jane Levy and Shiloh Fernandez who play brother and sister in the film. The cast is rather small for the flick, but as for the other actors, they are certainly not as consistently good as the two leads- but they provide just enough into their performances to make them tolerable and pretty enjoyable. The cinematography is quite interesting and excellent, providing a fresh glimpse into the tale we all know. The script can struggle with uncertainties of how it wants to tell its story toward the beginning, but as it goes on, the film becomes very enjoyable, and quite fun to watch. It can be incredibly gory, violent, and downright grotesque, but it's all in good fun, and quite amusing to watch just how far the film is willing to go to push the limits. In the end, I was delighted to say that Evil Dead (2013) was a surprisingly decent remake that holds true to the original by also providing something fresh and exciting.
My Rating: 8.75/10