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TUCKER & DALE VS EVILMovie Reviews
Horror comedy about two best friends mistaken for murderous hillbillies by a group of obnoxious, preppy college kids. Cast:Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse MossDirector:Eli CraigRelease Date:September 30, 2011DVD Release:November 29, 2011From:Magnet ReleasingRating:RLength:1 hr 26 min
Tucker & Dale vs Evil played in key cities to good reviews. • Ty Burr wrote in the Boston Globe, "...it's fast, it's funny, and it works.... you're reminded that, when all is said and done, it's junk. Still, it's engaged, high-spirited junk." • And Curt Holman wrote in Atlanta Creative Loafing, "...deserves a cult following based on its off-kilter premise and the snappy performances from its two leads." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the only vicious character is one of the college kids, the two hillbillies are sweet and helpful guys, and one cliche after another is ticked off and upended."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 545 words, 10/07/11
Kat Murphy, MSN Movies: VERY GOOD(cg) "...deft/daft mix of authentic feeling and sharp parody, belly laughs and visceral dread, makes 'Tucker & Dale vs. Evil' a keeper -- comedy-horror with heart."(See all of Kat Murphy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 741 words, 09/27/11
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD "...a farce of misunderstanding first, body-count nightmare second and at nearly all times a refreshingly upending horror-comedy bromance.... a lively homemade brew..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 09/30/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the only vicious character is one of the college kids, the two hillbillies are sweet and helpful guys, and one cliche after another is ticked off and upended."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 545 words, 10/07/11
Brian Miller, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...piquantly tweaks every '80s ax-murderer flick you've ever seen, though it provides the same satisfaction of watching bratty undergrads perish one by one."(See all of Brian Miller's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 09/28/11
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "One of the best comedic horror films since 'Shaun of the Dead'... solid writing, brilliantly executed slapstick comedy, and nicely choreographed ultraviolence..."(See all of Tirdad Derakhshani's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 428 words, 09/30/11
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "Eli Craig is more fascinated with the next effect -- swarms of stinging bees, impaled by nails -- to fret much over character or comic timing or funny lines."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 376 words, 09/30/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: WEAK(cg) "Even a good joke gets stale after a few tellings... the film is a cavalcade of slapstick impalings and wood-chipper accidents. Gory film, anemic laughs."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 105 words, 09/30/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a sometimes-hilarious send-up of slasher movies that buries a surprising amount of sweetness under buckets of gore.... a smart movie in an often-dumb genre..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 469 words, 09/30/11
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "...it's fast, it's funny, and it works.... you're reminded that, when all is said and done, it's junk. Still, it's engaged, high-spirited junk."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 627 words, 09/30/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "...if you're in the mood for a bloody horror movie that's actually supposed to be funny, for once - well, hell, 'Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil' delivers the goods."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 526 words, 09/30/11
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "The dialogue is clever, the carnage is plentiful and Alan Tudyk is particularly enjoyable as the hillbillies fend off the siege of frat boys."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 360 words, 09/30/11
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "After a depressing decade of bad genre-parody movies -- care to revisit any of the five profitable-but-limp 'Scary Movie' flicks? -- it's a real pleasure to see it done right."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 179 words, 09/30/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Brian Miller, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...piquantly tweaks every '80s ax-murderer flick you've ever seen, though it provides the same satisfaction of watching bratty undergrads perish one by one."(See all of Brian Miller's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 09/28/11
Noel Murray, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...too slick and too cute; Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine are terrific comic actors, but the movie might've been better served by less-recognizable faces."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 09/29/11
Alison Willmore, Movieline: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Even the most self-aware experiment in tweaking genre conventions tends to fall back on them in the end... makes good on its initial concept to be worth a look..."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 696 words, 09/29/11
Nick Schager, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...rarely laugh-out-loud funny, with its humor mostly derived from its teens-are-maniacs, hillbillies-are-heroic upside-down plotting."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 422 words, 09/25/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...deserves a cult following based on its off-kilter premise and the snappy performances from its two leads.... Tudyk and Labine make a terrific comedic duo..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 12/07/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a sly little masterpiece of yucks and the yucky, one with a very welcome undercurrent of a warning not to make assumptions based on first appearances."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 341 words, 11/01/11
Ian Buckwalter, NPR: VERY GOOD "A macabre comedy of errors... never stoops to the easy, overt slack-jawed yokel caricatures... plays by genre rules even as it turns them on their severed head."(See all of Ian Buckwalter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 636 words, 09/29/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a farce of misunderstanding first, body-count nightmare second and at nearly all times a refreshingly upending horror-comedy bromance.... a lively homemade brew..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 09/30/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...amusingly reverses horror convention... This time the hicks are innocent parties, fending off hysteria-prone college kids eager to believe the worst about rural life."(See all of Dennis Harvey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 01/27/10
Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Eli Craig's feature directorial debut is an endearingly cheeky tribute to suspense and slasher classics.... an amusingly well-executed genre hybrid."(See all of Justin Lowe's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 10/14/10
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a farce of misunderstanding first, body-count nightmare second and at nearly all times a refreshingly upending horror-comedy bromance.... a lively homemade brew..."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 219 words, 09/30/11
16.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Tucker & Dale vs Evil's reviews are separated by an average 16.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Tucker & Dale vs Evil's reviews cover 28.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 10,454 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 387 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 32 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Tucker & Dale vs Evil's reviews on average broke 32 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Tucker & Dale vs Evil's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (27 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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