Film Review – Another Evil

While there’s a grand tradition of comedies about stalkers, or at least unstable people, it’s “The Cable Guy” that generally stands out at a particularly pointed look at the difficulties of an unwanted friendship as it evolves from careful pleasantries to something more sinister and consuming. The woefully underrated 1996 Ben Stiller film appears to be an influence on “Another Evil,” which moves the concept of professionalism gone mad to a single cabin location, pitting two characters against each other in a strange waiting game of companionship, which is shadowed by the relative urgency of ghost hunting. Writer/director Carson D. Mell delights in all the discomfort he can provide, overcoming a minuscule budget with a strong sense of dark humor and terrific eye for casting, with stars Mark Proksch and Steve Zissis handling degrees of insanity with outstanding timing. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com