Jacked In Reviews ‘Evil Dead Rise’ (2023)

Evil dead rise
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

We open with a particularly, classic, demonic POV as it gives us a tour of what seems to be a familiar woodland setting. However, once met with a lake-bound boardwalk – which leads to a complete stranger of a cabin – we immediately realise things will be going in a slightly different direction for Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise.

No longer taking place in a remote location, wickedness now takes hold of an apartment complex currently occupied by mother, Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), her three children and her “groupie” sister, Beth (Lily Sullivan) who has unexpectedly dropped in for a visit. Other than the actual year this takes place, it’s hard to tell where this instalment fits into the Evil Dead timeline, as no references are made to past iterations and we’re met with a completely new book of the dead. No book has ever looked the same in any two movies so maybe that is moot, however, the location in which it’s discovered may cause a slight puzzlement to fans of the previous films.

EVIL DEAD RISE
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

The key components are there – demonic deadites, copious amounts of gore and of course, a chainsaw – but something’s missing.

Although it brings everything fanatics love about the franchise, there’s something a bit off. It’s almost as if AI designed an Evil Dead movie, the key components are there – demonic deadites, copious amounts of gore and of course, a chainsaw – but something’s missing.

A bit too tame to be in Sam Raimi’s universe, nevertheless, it certainly has its moments, one scene, in particular, is absolutely GRATE, unfortunately, there’s just not enough of these instances. At times it almost seems like your stereotypical, run-of-the-mill possession movie… discounting the finale when the antagonist resembles something straight out of H.P. Lovecraft.

It’s a gory, fun-filled blast, Sutherland completely steals the show and it does bring some fresh elements to this world that haven’t been explored before.

It’s a gory, fun-filled blast, Sutherland completely steals the show and it does bring some fresh elements to this world that haven’t been explored before. Who knows if Evil Dead (2013) hadn’t come out, the movie may have had a different impact on 21st-century audiences, unfortunately, this flick’s predecessor may have just set the bar slightly too high.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

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