Review of The Evictors (1979) by Allan C — 04 Jul 2016

I have always said this, you can have a strong female character in a movie without having her be a gun touting, spandex wearing, male ass kicking super chick. What you do need is a person who is likeable, well rounded, and someone the audience can sympathize with. Never has that sentiment range truer than in The Evictors.

The main actress, and the true main character of the film played by Jessica Harper, is everyman's grandmother, not that that's a bad thing. She looks and behaves like every story you where ever told about your grandma from when she was "your age" and to see her put through these harrowing situations really makes you sympathize with her and feel for her plait. It's also why the films ending, was the first in a long time to make me literally yell out, "man that sucks!" Not because it was bad, but because you care so much about her that to see her ultimate fate brings you more discomfort than if she'd let the psycho finish her off.

I mean after all who wants to see their grandma attacked and stalked by a maniac?