The two innocent hicks Tucker and Dale have never wanted anything more than a simple life fishing, hunting, and drinking a few beers while relaxing in their new vacation cabin. This cabin may look a little scary but what lies inside are two boneheads with a lack of vocabulary and lack of hygiene. And these couple days on vacations are quite the "doozie".
A group of 9 college kids start out on their school vacation by pitching tents in the woods and telling cliche ghost stories by the fire. And just like the stories these kids are plain dumb. They jump to conclusions, lack common sense, and fail to listen or communicate to what is actually reasonable. And going against the norm of teenage horror films of the last 30 years, they actually are quick to assume their lives are in danger, but this time they are completely wrong. And it goes to show that what we see in those movies is ridiculous and highly unlikely. These apparent college educated kids fail to recognize the genuine and helpful Tucker and Dale based upon their looks, and misinterpreted overheard conversations. And for most of the movie, it is quite funny how bad Tucker and Dale make themselves look out of context. Sometimes it is even safe to be sympathetic to these mislead kids. But even in the end when the hot blonde and aspiring therapist clears things up, one of the kids sends everything back into a spiral. Just when everything is cleared up again, the half witted Dale screws things up...again.
Eli Craig's newest film has hit on a new horror/comedy movie complexity similar to what Scary Movie did in 2000. He has made fun of the genre of horror movies and more specifically the sub genre of redneck slasher films (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wrong Turn, Cabin Fever, House of 1000 Corpses). But this time, instead of making the characters completely oblivious to the dangers that lie ahead, he makes them a little too aware. These pretty boy, and hottie college kids are doing everything we try to tell them when we yell at the screen during a horror movie. "Dont go in their you idiot!", "Get the cops", or "Get up and run". During this movie you are saying to yourself, "What are you doing!, go in there and talk to them". Craig has made a movie standing up for the simple redneck, showing us that we shouldn't be afraid of the flannel and chainsaw. Another moral of story is that sometimes a simple process of communication can take you a long way. But communication between these redneck idiots and college airheads seems pretty much impossible in any situation. But in the end everything works out, everyone got what they had coming to them. Except the cop that got involved, poor guy just trying to do his job.
Grade: B- (80%)
Actors:
Tyler Labine: Recent Work (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Mad Love (TV) ) Future Work (Lumpy, Sisters and Brothers, Rapturepalooza )
Alan Tudyk: Recent Work (3:10 to Yuma, V (TV), Knocked Up ) Future Work (Abraham Lincoln: The Vampire Hunter, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Good Vibes )
Katrina Bowden: Recent Work (Sex Drive, 30 Rock (TV) ) Future Work (Piranha 3DD, The Last Film Festival, American Reunion)
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