Evil Dead Rise
critic Reviews
, 84% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Offering just about everything longtime fans could hope for while still managing to carry the franchise forward, Evil Dead Rise is all kinds of groovy.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreHanna FlintTime Out
It's not for the faint-hearted but for long-time fans and horror nuts, just sit back and let the blood wash over you.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJoey ShapiroChicago Reader
The first sequel in a full decade, this should feel like getting an Evil Dead reunion, but instead it’s more akin to a so-so tribute band.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreClarisse LoughreyIndependent (UK)
Evil Dead Rise provides blood by the bucketful without ever crossing the line into outright cruelty.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChuck BowenSlant Magazine
Lee Cronin serves up considerable gore with monotonous, po-faced earnestness.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
In addition to dropping in visual tips of the hat to certain elements from the “Evil Dead” franchise, writer-director Cronin delivers some outstanding callbacks.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
[Cronin's] go-for-broke horror extravaganza is a gorily gonzo rollercoaster ride that is as ruthless as it is exhilarating. I pretty much loved it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGrant WatsonFiction Machine
This is an enormously fun thing to watch.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePete Vonder HaarHouston Press
If you'd told me and my friends as we were watching that grainy Thorn EMI Evil Dead videotape that not only would the franchise continue into the 21st century, but it'd actually be thriving, we'd have pelted you with Cool Ranch Doritos.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMini Anthikad-ChhibberThe Hindu
The action in Lee Cronin’s film moves from the ubiquitous cabin in the woods to an urban setting without losing any of the blood, guts, gore or giggles along the way
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCris Paker3C Films (Youtube)
Evil Dead Rise packs everything I love about Evil Dead: Grotesque kills blended together with dark humor. I loved every minute of it.
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