Film Review – Send Help

It’s hard to believe it’s been 17 years since the release of director Sam Raimi’s last horror film, the incredible “Drag Me to Hell.” The maestro of genre endeavors hasn’t worked too hard since then, overseeing two blockbuster Disney productions (2013’s “Oz The Great and Powerful” and 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”), but clearly he’s been itching to make some big screen trouble once again. “Send Help” isn’t another “Drag Me to Hell,” but it’s relatively close, getting Raimi back to the business of torturous experiences and unusual power plays with a tale concerning two survivors of a plane crash stuck with each other on a deserted island. Raimi-isms aren’t dialed up to 11, but he retains tremendous fondness for deliciously macabre events, and he’s gifted a phenomenal performance from Rachel McAdams, who delivers nuanced, commanding work to help the offering reach unexpected emotions as it details the unraveling of two characters in the middle of nowhere. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com