Evil Dead Rise
Warner Bros. | Release Date: April 21, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
30
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
NMELou ThomasApr 28, 2023
You won’t catch a more satisfying horror film this year. Seek it out. Read full review
91
Original-CinThom ErnstApr 21, 2023
The humour remains, only now there is an added charm missing from previous installments. That charm is courtesy of the movie’s protagonists, a typically atypical family, and their equally quirky neighbours. Including a lovelorn teen boy and an old dude with a shotgun. Read full review
91
ColliderMarco Vito OddoApr 19, 2023
Evil Dead Rise's scares and gore are so effective, and its cast so committed to the story, that it's easy to be completely enthralled by Cronin's movie. Read full review
90
IGNMatt DonatoMar 16, 2023
Evil Dead Rise is both a familiar and refreshing Evil Dead sequel that delivers all the gore you’d expect with a measured dose of the humor that makes this series a fan favorite. Read full review
85
PolygonRafael MotamayorApr 4, 2023
Evil Dead Rise is a movie made by sickos for sickos. It’s a fantastic update to the iconic franchise, a movie that upholds the manic glee of Sam Raimi’s original 1980s Evil Dead films while bringing in a taste for the disgusting and upsetting from Fede Álvarez’s 2013 remake. Read full review
85
SlashfilmJacob HallMar 15, 2023
Yes, "Evil Dead Rise" is the most "Evil Dead" movie, from the mind-melting body horror to the outrageous creature design to the darkly comedic spring in its step. Here's a movie that invites you to treat the decimation of a family unit by demonic forces like a big ol' party. There is a select portion of the human population who will find that reprehensible. The rest of us freaks can just crack open the cursed book, read the cursed words, and enjoy the cursed ride. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubAndy KleinApr 20, 2023
For fans of the franchise, Evil Dead Rises marks a welcome return to the seamless blend of humor and genuine scares and creepiness that Raimi created 42 years ago. Read full review
83
TheWrapLex BriscusoMar 16, 2023
All in all, the movie is a complete blast, one that will satisfy hardcore fans of the franchise, new folks joining the fun for the first time, and those who are looking for the series to start turning in new directions. Read full review
83
IndieWireMarisa MirabalMar 16, 2023
Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise is a blood-soaked blast. He summons all of the best aspects of the franchise, while still creating a beast all his own that can boldly stand apart from the series. This is the kind of horror franchise film that make audiences fall in love with the genre all over again. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMay 5, 2023
Yes, Evil Dead Rise indulges in the odd bit of homage, from its chainsaw-based final showdown to an amusing opening gag about Raimi’s trademark demon’s-eye-view tracking shots. But it mostly just wants to scare you witless – and (for this critic, anyway), resoundingly succeeds. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredAbhishek Sharma Apr 24, 2023
Evil Dead Rise is rightfully gruesome and peculiarly ghoulish. And it makes it worthy of a theatrical experience. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeApr 21, 2023
Evil Dead Rises is not quite so unambiguously comic as that early work, but Cronin never forgets we are here to have a bloody good time. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyApr 20, 2023
Evil Dead Rise provides blood by the bucketful without ever crossing the line into outright cruelty. Read full review
80
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsApr 12, 2023
While there’s a loving homage element to the film, Cronin isn’t merely attempting to ape the hysterical dynamics and acrobatic camera moves that Raimi made his trademark. Read full review
80
Total FilmJamie GrahamApr 11, 2023
This easily surpasses Fede Alvarez’s overrated 2013 reboot and suggests there’s plenty more life – and death – in the franchise yet. Read full review
80
Time OutHanna FlintApr 11, 2023
Evil Dead Rise is 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 review
80
EmpireAl HornerApr 11, 2023
With a brilliantly unhinged performance from Alyssa Sutherland, and a note-perfect ending that unlocks more tales to come, Evil Dead Rise revives the dormant franchise more effectively than the ‘Necronomicon’ itself. Read full review
80
VarietyJoe LeydonMar 16, 2023
In keeping with “Evil Dead” tradition, there’s also an abundance of bloody mayhem that increases exponentially until a hugely satisfying and splatterific climax. Read full review
76
Paste MagazineAurora AmidonMar 17, 2023
The first film to grace the beloved franchise in a decade, Evil Dead Rise is everything you could ask for from an Evil Dead flick: It’s disgusting enough to make you physically recoil, it’s funny as hell and, perhaps most importantly, it might just wield more blood than I’ve ever seen in a movie. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 21, 2023
In the hands of writer-director Lee Cronin, a brilliant makeup and practical effects squad and a terrific cast that really sinks its teeth (sorry) into the material, the first film in the “Evil Dead” franchise in 10 years ramps up the gore and the supernatural elements while remaining true to its creatively gruesome origins. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiApr 20, 2023
The gory-as-hell movie is as campy and fun as any chapter in producer Sam Raimi’s four-decade-old horror series. But trapping kids in an apartment — as opposed to college-age friends in a cabin — raises the stakes and brings on legitimate scares. And some hearty laughs, too. Read full review
75
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonApr 19, 2023
Cronin gets that the Evil Dead franchise doesn’t have to be limited to one wisecracking, lantern-jawed battle with the forces of darkness; the Book of the Dead, and its ability to turn those you love against you, is enough to hang a film on if you do it right. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comKatie RifeMar 16, 2023
Once it gets out of its own way and gives the audience what they came to see, Evil Dead Rise is an absolute blast. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJen YamatoApr 21, 2023
A fresh pivot that starts out strong before caving to fan service, this femme-centered installment at least doesn’t skimp on visceral horrors and black humor, finding inventive ways to make its audience cringe, cower and cackle as it puts its heroines through hell. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJason ZinomanApr 21, 2023
Lee Cronin, who directed Evil Dead Rise with many more colors of bodily fluid, is a meticulous creator of stunning shots. His camera doesn’t move. It dances, shifting, spinning, occasionally knocked on its side like a running back in a collision. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMar 17, 2023
The film flaunts the talents of its promising director, while playing plenty of homage to the predecessors. Gore, blood, jittery perspectives and strong performances from Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan make this film a worthy franchise entry. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerApr 19, 2023
Cronin's film feels very Evil Dead-y – no mean feat considering these films have evolved from low-budget gorefests to comedies to high-budget gorefests. There are elements of all those prior summonings, making Evil Dead Rise a chimera that is somehow unique. Read full review
67
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 21, 2023
For horror fans particularly dedicated to this franchise, the character development might not matter as much as the horror sequences, which are extraordinarily well-executed, drawing upon the art deco aesthetic of an aging building filled with secondhand vintage furniture and random found objects. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 24, 2023
At any rate, Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise take on the Deadite universe is better than Alvarez’s but remains considerably below that of Sam Raimi, who helmed the original trilogy. Read full review
63
Washington PostOlivia McCormackApr 19, 2023
In short, it’s a well-done studio horror movie stepping into the oversize shoes of its indie predecessors. It’s not a perfect fit, but by following in the footsteps of the earlier films, it gets the job done. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeApr 20, 2023
Evil Dead Rise is a decent little splatter movie which contains just about enough to justify the franchise resurrection although perhaps not quite enough to demand that much more of it. For all of its gristle, we’re left very little to chew on. Read full review
60
Screen RantGraeme GuttmannApr 20, 2023
While it doesn't quite reach the horrific highs of the 2013 remake, it rips through other splatter-fests with the finesse of a freshly whetted chainsaw blade. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 22, 2023
Lee Cronin serves up considerable gore with monotonous, po-faced earnestness. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 21, 2023
I recognize the effects, the makeup, the murderous efficency and the bottom-line/it’s sometimes scary values of this visit to “The Evil Dead,” a film that was originally going straight to HBO Max. But the lack of fun marks this big screen abattoir squarely in “not my ‘Evil Dead'” and “not really my thing.” Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryApr 20, 2023
Written and directed by Lee Cronin, the wit and humor that Campbell brought to past incarnations (including a Starz series revival) is in relatively short supply here. The film rather relies upon lots of jump scares and gruesome makeup effects, as well as the prospect of Ellie’s possessed form trying to do in her kids. That includes her very-young daughter (Nell Fisher), a semi-distasteful element even by the standards of the genre. Read full review
45
The Daily BeastNick SchagerApr 20, 2023
Evil Dead Rises is confirmation that—like so many that have come before it—Raimi’s legendary horror saga has run out of steam, continuing onward only because its easy-to-market IP value remains relatively high. Read full review
33
The PlaylistJason BaileyMar 16, 2023
The movie’s practical and special effects are a rogues’ gallery of gougings, stabbings, shavings, and scalpings; those who like to have their stomachs turned will find much to cheer about. But is it actually scary – suspenseful, tense, trafficking in more than the cheap shock of a jump scare or vivid effect? Not really, no. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleZaki HasanApr 20, 2023
It exists within a franchise but doesn’t add anything to it, ultimately feeling as hollow as the reanimated corpses it centers on. Read full review
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