That's all you need to know, really. If you read that description and think it's stupid as hell, then go grab some other movie off the streaming service and don't give this another thought.
If, on, the other hand, you read that description and your interest is piqued, then pop this to the top of your queue and settle back for a fun time.
To say more about the movie is to lessen the fun of watching it, so I'll keep the rest of this review brief and vague. The best part of Tucker & Dale — aside from the film being one big Affectionate Parody of Hillbilly Horrors — is that it respects the audience's time. The movie goes at a respectable pace, neither dragging things out for too long nor rushing through stuff to the point of incomprehensibility, telling a story that is cohesive and entertaining without falling into camp or farce. And although the premise sounds like a one-trick pony, Tucker & Dale refuses to wear out its welcome by keeping things refreshingly varied throughout. The icing on the cake is that the protagonists (that's Tucker and Dale for you folks in the back) are more than just caricatures for the delivery of cheap laughs; rather, they're built up as fully-fleshed out characters, two well-meaning guys stuck in one doozy of a situation, resulting in a film that's fully relatable and oddly heartwarming even as things go from silly to sillier for everyone involved.
But I've said too much already. Again, if the premise sounds appealing to you, grab your beer cooler and give Tucker & Dale a visit; you'll have a bloody good time.
Film More fun than a weekend fishing trip in the woods
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a rarity in cinema, in that the synopsis alone is enough to tell you whether or not you'll enjoy the movie. To wit:
That's all you need to know, really. If you read that description and think it's stupid as hell, then go grab some other movie off the streaming service and don't give this another thought.
If, on, the other hand, you read that description and your interest is piqued, then pop this to the top of your queue and settle back for a fun time.
To say more about the movie is to lessen the fun of watching it, so I'll keep the rest of this review brief and vague. The best part of Tucker & Dale — aside from the film being one big Affectionate Parody of Hillbilly Horrors — is that it respects the audience's time. The movie goes at a respectable pace, neither dragging things out for too long nor rushing through stuff to the point of incomprehensibility, telling a story that is cohesive and entertaining without falling into camp or farce. And although the premise sounds like a one-trick pony, Tucker & Dale refuses to wear out its welcome by keeping things refreshingly varied throughout. The icing on the cake is that the protagonists (that's Tucker and Dale for you folks in the back) are more than just caricatures for the delivery of cheap laughs; rather, they're built up as fully-fleshed out characters, two well-meaning guys stuck in one doozy of a situation, resulting in a film that's fully relatable and oddly heartwarming even as things go from silly to sillier for everyone involved.
But I've said too much already. Again, if the premise sounds appealing to you, grab your beer cooler and give Tucker & Dale a visit; you'll have a bloody good time.