Kashyap Raina·2y

Evil Dead Rise is gleefully gory , Brutally violent and a fantastic theatre experience. This film for the most part is not concerned with deep messages or themes instead it satisfies the primal cravings of horror fans by featuring creative kills and wonderfully satisfying gory moments as characters are dismembered , stabbed , beheaded and have their limbs hacked off in some of the most satisfying kills in any horror movie in atleast last 5 years. Yet it also features a strong family dynamic and also provides some commentary about maternal instincts and what it takes to be a good mother . Watch this one in the theatre with a packed audience for a bloody good time ( pun intended) at the theatre. Alyssa Sutherland is phenomenal as Ellie a mother of 3 possessed by a demon and once she is possessed her performance is masterful as she contorts her body , howls and terrifies audience in a performance that definitely pays some homage to the Exorcist. Director Lee Cronin features some callbacks to the previous evil dead films but overall he manages to punctuate the gore on the screen with some real sequences where he builds tensions and focuses on characters reacting to the terrifying occurences happening in front of them .He also makes the most of the claustrophobic setting of this old dilapidated building by making it hard for the characters to get out of it. This is one of the best horror films I've seen in a long time and deserves to be viewed on the biggest screen possible.