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Sam Raimi’s filmography reveals a director who enjoys venturing into a different genre with each film, ranging from action films adapted from comic books to fantasy, and from westerns to horror. With his new film Send Help, he returns to the horror-thriller genre—the one that gave us memorable works like Evil Dead and Drag Me to Hell, and in which he has been most successful. This film frequently recalls the occasionally absurd, grotesque tone of Drag Me To Hell, and it is at least as enjoyable to watch.
At first glance, Send Help has a story reminiscent of Robert Zemeckis’s Cast Away: the two main characters, Linda and Bradley, find themselves fighting for survival on a deserted island after their plane crashes and sinks to the bottom of the sea. But here, the real danger doesn’t come from the island itself; the film’s tension stems from the troubled relationship between the obnoxious boss Bradley and his employee Linda, whom he openly despises—something shown to us in the film’s opening scene.
The fact that Linda, who can’t get the promotion she deserves from the company’s new boss Bradley, is stuck on the island with him—and how she will get back at him—keeps the audience on edge until the finale. But the film’s surprises go beyond the question of who Linda—presented to the audience as a good person who is overlooked in the workplace—will become during the time she is stranded on the island. The schemes of Bradley, portrayed as young, self-absorbed, and a complete rich snob, also reveal sharp edges that stand out at unexpected moments in the story.
It’s quite satisfying to see that Sam Raimi captures here the tone we love from Evil Dead and Drag Me to Hell; the film at times features grotesque, over-the-top gore and can be wildly absurd, and it doesn’t shy away from being drenched in blood. Especially Linda’s fight scene with a wild boar, or the forest brawl between the two characters that breaks out toward the finale, are moments worth seeing. The plane crash scene in the first half is incredible—another reason to see the film on the big screen.
Among the cast, Dylan O’Brien delivers a memorable performance, and Rachel McAdams is in terrific form. With the character of Linda, the actress may give the best performance of her career. Danny Elfman’s music, meanwhile, largely supports the film’s ominous mood.
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