DUBAI: Sam Raimi’s survival horror comedy “Send Help” finds the visionary director in fine form. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien star as beleaguered employee and passive-aggressive new boss respectively in a film that’s irreverent, camp and gruesomely gory — all trademarks of Raimi’s masterful touch.
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The premise is simple. Two colleagues — Adams’ Linda Liddle has been passed over for her long-overdue promotion, while O’Brien’s tyrant nepo baby Bradley Preston has just been named CEO. On a work trip, the two of them survive a devastating plane crash and wash up on a deserted island.
Few things are more terrifying — or more darkly comedic — than being helplessly dependent on someone you actively despise. Raimi milks this premise for every drop, staging set pieces that swing between slapstick and genuine tension, often within the same scene.
Between vomit gags and horrific physical violence, Raimi expertly shifts the scales of power between the two characters. There’s no time to relax or anticipate next moves.
