Harmless trash horror fun

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2002)

The original Sam Raimi film - the Evil Dead - was reasonably scary. This sequel, or remake, hams the genre up big time in a flick that is not quite spoof but, equally, not quite serious.
The acting and script are abysmally cheesy and the plot veers from one act of over-the-top violence to another. Nonetheless, for those of a certain warped disposition, this remains one of the most enjoyable horror films around, with an hilariously absurd twist at the end. These sort of films aren't meant to be taken seriously anyway, are they?