Bloody Good

Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2003)

Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead II" goes just as far as its predecessor...then several steps farther. This is not a bad thing. The movie is a blood-drenched, sugar-happy, nightmare-come-true for horror fans. It's wonderfully imaginative and insane. Raimi fashions a world where almost anything can happen and does.
Bruce Campbell's work as Ash is one of the film's greatest assets. Some of its best moments come when Campbell is the only actor onscreen, putting on a sort of slapstick one man show. These scenes would not work without Campbell literally throwing himself into his work, which he does with a vengeance. Give the man a hand.
The entire production serves as a fitting centerpiece for a great horror trilogy, as well as a reminder of how much fun a movie can be.