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Evil Dead Rise



IMDb Info

Release Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 36m
Country: USA, New Zealand, Ireland
Language: English
Genre Tags: Horror
Plot Summary: A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

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phancy.com rating:

phancy.com notes: Mean and darkly funny. This is Evil Dead stripped of all camp and doubled-up on awfulness. It is an ugly horror movie, in all the best ways. Excellent horror thrill ride.


Outside Reviews:

Katie Rife
3 out of 4 stars - rogerebert.com

However, once "Evil Dead Rise" really gets going, it doesn't let up. This is a loud, giddy, packed-house-at-midnight type of movie, and its premiere at SXSW was accompanied by much hollering, cheering, and genuine screams of fright from the audience. Cronin unabashedly uses both jump scares and "look behind you!"-type of gags to punctuate this pummeling bloodbath, and one scene in particular in the film's roller coaster of a middle section seems bound to inspire a lot of yelling at the screen in multiplexes around the world.


Rafael Motamayor
Evil Dead Rise pours pure, unhinged glee into a horror movie made for sickos, by sickos

Evil Dead Rise is a movie made by sickos for sickos. It's a fantastic update to the iconic franchise, filled with humor but bringing in Álvarez's taste for the disgusting and upsetting. The refreshing change in scenery and cast, plus Sutherland's breakout performance, proves this undead franchise still has a lot of life and fight in it.