Tucker & Dale vs Evil
TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL (15)
D: Eli Craig
Magnet/Eden Rock/Looby Lou/Reliance/Urban Media (Morgan
Jurgenson, Albert Klychak, Roseanne Milliken & Deepak Nayar)
Canada/US 2010
89 mins
Comedy/Horror
W: Eli Craig & Morgan Jurgenson
DP: David Geddes
Ed: Bridget Durnford
Mus: Michael Shields & Andrew Kaiser
Tyler Labine (Dale Dobson), Alan Tudyk (Tucker McGee), Katrina
Bowden (Allison), Jesse Moss (Chad), Chelan Simmons (Chloe)
Okay, the title is a dud, but this horror-comedy is an
enjoyable twist on cabin in the woods slasher films, with the odd wink and a nod to backwoods thriller Deliverance (qv).
Tucker & Dale are two scruffy but well-meaning rednecks on
a fishing trip at a newly-acquired ramshackle cabin where a group of preppy college kids are also camping nearby.
Conflict arises between the two when the pair of hillbillies
rescue a student from drowning, which the other teenagers mistake for a kidnapping.
A
string of cartoon violence deaths follow, as the kids attempt to kill Tucker & Dale, but wind up killing themselves instead.
This low-budget effort sat in distribution limbo for a few
years before gathering a small cult following. Much like 1990's Tremors, it's an enjoyably fun B-movie with a throwback to classics of its genre.
Remove brain, crack open a beer or two and
enjoy.
6/10
