Sam Raimi is in fine form with just enough fun camera choices to make this film have an extra pizazz.
McAdams and O'Brien are great in the roles and lend their absolutely nuts characters the right amount of believability, there was even a moment where I hoped it would work out for them, even though I was pretty sure it wouldn't.
Sometimes a film doesn't need to be ground breaking, just a fun jaunt.
Revisiting this with a friend and he concluded that this was enjoyable, violent trash
Being reductive - this is a super generic "Monkey Paw" story of a wish being subverted. The thing is, the performances and the writing are top notch. The lead actress is amazing, twisting and turning in expression and delivery. The male lead is similarly well played but for different reasons.
The most chilling moment is when he goes mask off and asks "Is it really so bad to be with me?" (or words to that effect) which just shows his…
Red Sonja from the 80s is one of my childhood favourites. A campy, dumb film.
This film is also a campy dumb film, but as an older person this no longer pushes my buttons. After an opening that has some delightful interplay between Matilda Lutz and her horse, and a wonderful 'lesbians with swords' scene, the film kind of falls apart.
Robert Sheehan, normally fantastic in any kind of role, is not really doing anything with what could be pretty…
