Raimi has made a bonkers survivalist/revenge comedy and it is a lot of fun. Sometimes it pulls back from the edge a little too much for my tastes. The film pushes some boundaries visually but plays it somewhat safe psychologically. I kinda wished he had gone all in.
But McAdams and O'Brien are both incredible bringing deranged performances to real life. McAdams especially handles things well, bringing a grounding to her bizarro character as she makes the tonal shifts mostly work. O'Brien creates a very realistic douchiness so that his Bradley is truly reprehensible while also being human. The characters could have been far more one note than they are but the two of them together nail it.
My only disappintment is the film doesn't quite go as transgressive and I would have liked. It pulls its punches. But even in doing so it's funny and gripping with just a slight bit of unease thrown in for good measure. It is a fun watch.
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Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Denis Haysbert, Edyll Ismail, Bruce Campbell
Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
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