Evil Dead Rise concerns itself with Ellie, single mother of 3 kids who lives in a run down apartment block in L. A. Her estranged sister comes to visit one day, and during the renunion an earthquake reveals the book of the dead, which had been locked away in a secret vault. When one of the kids begins reading the book, the ancient evil is awoken once more and possesses the mother. Suffice to say, chaos ensues....
In a lot of ways I'm somewhat on the fence with this film. The performances were great, the mother in particular being awesome while possessed, the gore effects were also top notch, as were the sets. The whole look and atmosphere of the film is great for sure, and is definitely the highlight.
The problem is that it all feels too familiar, there were zero surprises in terms of plot and the whole thing is extremely predictable... with everything you expect to happen happening. I also feel that the film dropped the ball massively in the final act, with the final.... 'antagonist' shall we say, just being a bit of a stylistic mess.
All in all, the film is decent with great performances, but it just feels like its missing an ingredient or two to really elevate it to greatness. Worth a watch for sure, but I feel like it's the worst film in this franchise.
In a lot of ways I'm somewhat on the fence with this film. The performances were great, the mother in particular being awesome while possessed, the gore effects were also top notch, as were the sets. The whole look and atmosphere of the film is great for sure, and is definitely the highlight.
The problem is that it all feels too familiar, there were zero surprises in terms of plot and the whole thing is extremely predictable... with everything you expect to happen happening. I also feel that the film dropped the ball massively in the final act, with the final.... 'antagonist' shall we say, just being a bit of a stylistic mess.
All in all, the film is decent with great performances, but it just feels like its missing an ingredient or two to really elevate it to greatness. Worth a watch for sure, but I feel like it's the worst film in this franchise.
