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Canada, United States, India · 2010
Rated R · 1h 29m
Director Eli Craig
Starring Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
Genre Comedy, Horror
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A group of college kids are on their way to the woods, ready for their camping trip when they notice two hillbillies watching them. When one of their own gets taken by these good-natured hillbillies, they resolve to save her.
Tucker & Dale 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. Admittedly, the spoof loses steam in its last reel (i.e., when it runs out of frat kids to kill), but the film strikes an enjoyable tone of congenial gore.
Genuinely funny. A life lesson in never prejudging a man just because he's skinning a squirrel.
Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz
It's a sometimes-hilarious send-up of slasher movies that buries a surprising amount of sweetness under buckets of gore.
The "bumpkins are people too" message will certainly please the Appalachian Anti-Defamation League; midnight-movie fans, however, will recognize that this mess misses the mark by a country mile.
Sorta doing for "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"-type slashers what "Shaun of the Dead" did for zombie pics, "T&D" offers good-natured, confidently executed splatstick whose frequent hilarity suffers only from peaking too early.
For anyone frustrated with countless formulaic exercises that drain modern horror of fresh ideas, Tucker & Dale is a downright cathartic indictment that encourages comparison to the "Scary Movie" franchise. It's mostly a smart spoof that looks awfully dumb for a reason.
Slant Magazine by Nick Schager
Flip-flopping traditional genre dynamics in a manner more cute than uproarious, Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil charts the Three's Company-style shenanigans that ensue when two West Virginia bumpkins cross paths with a group of camping college kids.
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil is too slick and too cute; Tudyk and Labine are terrific comic actors, but the movie might've been better served by less-recognizable faces.
Orlando Sentinel by Roger Moore
"Evil" fails to triumph. Utterly.
Aliens invade a small rural town, marking the start of a horrifying zombie apocalypse.
Mankind May Fall. Heroes Will Rise.