One of the funniest horror comedies,
well, ever, TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL succeeds where many other films
of the genre fail. By actually working to make a GOOD movie with a
clever script, excellent production values and a great cast.
The storyline involves two hapless
rednecks who rescue a drowning college girl. Her friends, however,
mistake the rescue for a kidnapping and seek to save her from the
“deranged killers.” Through a series of misunderstandings, the
college kids slowly work themselves through one gruesome death scene
after another.
All of the set ups work on so many
levels. First, the jokes are just funny as written. They borrow
from all the tropes of these horror films, but set them up in such a
way that they all depend on the point of view of the other
characters. Second, Tucker and Dale are just nice guys. And
thirdly, the film is shot and scored in the same manner as the films
they're spoofing so, for just a second, you forge you're in a comedy.
I'm cutting the review off there to
avoid spoilers. All I can say is it was badass!
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