A Bloody Sticky Situation.

Rating: 5/10 (29 October 2014)

As modern Horror movies go, there are a few schools of thought: Make an original movie, make another equal to an established franchise or do a complete reboot. This film falls into the latter. The original "The Evil Dead" has become something of a cult classic, and rightfully o as it is a tastefully delivered horror flick that did things a bit differently. As such this movie was released to an established fan base and did quite well at the box office.
The reboot, simply titled "Evil Dead" borrow only two elements from the original: The name and the gore. Beyond that, there are very few similarities to the original.
Story: Five friends go to a Cabin In The Woods to help one of them overcome her drug addiction. However, while there they discover a "Book Of The Dead". After reading from it, demons possess and try to kill them all.
Good Points: This is a well made, well produced movie with a somewhat interesting, if uninspired, score. The filmography and the special effects are carried out in a way that glues together well. The acting is on par for the horror genre, though there are no gold stars being handed out here for them or the script.
Bad Points: The original was funny, gory, great entertainment and made on a tiny budget. This is only gory. I personally found it predictable and boring. Without seeing the original, I'm sure that'd be the case for most. This film appeared to me to be a montage of people falling over, trying to escape only using their arms and deaths that are aimed at the creative "SAW" franchise lovers.
The problem here is that nothing sets this movie apart, there is nothing to come here for that you can't get somewhere else. It lacks jump scares, it lacks suspense, the characters are written to do weird illogical things and the film winds up coming over just a bit silly for something trying to be so serious.
It won't be keeping me up at night.
5/10. A reasonable effort, though.