Review – Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn

Not soon enough. This first sequel to the horror classic Evil Dead plays like a Cliff’s Notes version of the original with a few plot changes. And when I say “changes,” what I mean is that a lot of the fairly linear structure of the first one has been shaved away, replaced by a rambling, episodic collection of gore and effects. Some of it occasionally manages to be amusing, but none of it ever gets much beyond the sight gag level. If this had been the first film in the series, maybe it wouldn’t have been so disappointing. But as a follow-up to a much better production, it just left me cold. See if desperate