Action, comedy, and solid acting, Oh My!

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2004)

I just returned from the theatre on opening day and joined IMDb to share my excitement. This is no sophomore slump. Director Sam Raimi cements his position amongst the great directors after his early work in horror-comedy by lifting the summer blockbuster back to respectability. If this movie doesn't enter IMDb's top 50 by years end, I'll eat my hat. The screenplay is top notch. Kirsten Dunst and Tobey MacGuire communicate more in some scenes of this feature than many actors/actresses do with entire soliloquies. Special effects enter a new level of realism. A movie to sit back and enjoy that doesn't spell out simple points or try to communicate any deep hidden meanings. A good old-fashioned, edge of your seat escape that you will probably hear so much about, you'll be sick of it by the end of the summer. See it.