Synopsis
Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.
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Cast
- Jane LevyMia Allen
- Shiloh FernandezDavid Allen
- Lou Taylor PucciEric
- Jessica LucasOlivia
- Elizabeth BlackmoreNatalie
- Phoenix ConnollyTeenager
- Jim McLartyHarold
- Sian DavisOld Woman
- Stephen ButterworthToothless Redneck
- Karl WillettsLong-Haired Redneck
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
The new Evil Dead's delirious gross-out scenes spoke to me, and they go further than any mainstream picture I can think of. - 83
The A.V. Club
While Raimi’s Stooges aesthetic — which was really more prominently displayed in the sequels than in 1981’s The Evil Dead — isn’t played up here, there’s enough outrageous unreality to make the brutality go down a little easier. It isn’t quite a cartoon, but it’s close enough. - 80
Village Voice
The plotting as a whole feels fresh, as does the emphasis on women strong enough to defend themselves. - 75
Film.com
The downright gnarliest mainstream horror release in recent memory, Evil Dead is certainly a considerable and occasionally commendable dose of the ol’ ultra-violence, but Fede Alvarez’ Raimi-sanctioned update of 1981’s cult favorite only really has that demented determination going for it. - 70
Variety
Boasts way better production values than the penny-pinching 1981 original and conceivably could delight genre fans who have never seen the first version or its previous remakes/sequels. But it’s bound to play best with those who catch Alvarez’s many wink-wink allusions to Raimi’s picture. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A gore-for-broke affair that strips the flesh off Sam Raimi's cult-beloved comic-horror franchise and exposes the demons at its core. - 67
IndieWire
An ode to the strength of onscreen horror even in its less inspired state, the new Evil Dead primarily succeeds at illustrating how the originals have managed to stand the test of time. - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Is this Evil Dead (no “The”) any good? Yes and no. It several genuinely hair-raising moments and presents, for your edification and enjoyment, some of the most graphic horror violence ever presented on the screen.