Review of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) by Joe A — 12 Mar 2013

Amusing horror/comedy tells the story of two harmless country boys, Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine) and their encounter with some college kids who have seen far too many horror movies. A series of mishaps, starting with the boys' rescue of an injured female member of the group being misinterpreted as a kidnapping, gives the coeds the belief that Tucker and Dale are trying to kill them and vice versa.

What follows is a bloody and funny comedy of errors and misunderstandings that starts to rack up quite an unintentional body count. In the middle of all the gory chaos, the innocent and sweet Dale starts to bond with the pretty Allison (Katrina Bowden) as he tends to her.

Director Eli Craig could have given it a bit more energy but, it is funny and clever at times especially if you've seen your share of backwoods horror flicks and the leads Tudyk, Labine and Bowden really help with creating very likable characters.

The rest of the cast are good too as the over-imaginative college students who think they are in the middle of a real life backwoods horror. They play it straight and let the situations provide the humor and while it could have been a bit funnier, it is an entertaining enough 90 minutes especially if you're a horror fan who likes to see a popular sub-genre turned on it's head.

Fun, delightfully gory and with it's heart in the right place.