"Send Help was something of a surprise hit earlier this year. Released in January-traditionally a dumping ground for the movie studios would prefer not to get too much publicity-the film defied both industry predictions and a snowstorm that buried much of the Northeastern U.S. to make a solid $19 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. That's since grown to $94 million worldwide, thanks to good reviews from critics and strong word of mouth."
"I heard quite a bit of buzz around Send Help when it opened in theaters earlier this year, much of it along the lines of, "it's actually really good!" (Blame the January dump.) And it did not disappoint, featuring a strong original script from another unlikely source-Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, best known for writing the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot. It's been nearly a decade since Shannon and Swift had a screenplay produced in Hollywood, and the writing in Send Help is excellent, mean and funny and unpredictable as it plays with the audience's expectations."
"Fans of the director's work will also be pleased to know that there are quite a few Raimi-isms in here as well: At one point, the director even utilizes the famous "demon cam" from The Evil Dead as a wild boar chases Rachel McAdams around the jungle before she stabs it in the heart with a piece of broken wood."
Send Help arrived in January and still performed strongly at the box office, earning $19 million domestically in its opening weekend and reaching $94 million worldwide. The film gained momentum through positive critic reviews and strong word of mouth. The screenplay came from Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, known for the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot, and features writing described as mean, funny, and unpredictable while playing with audience expectations. Sam Raimi’s recognizable style appears through horror flourishes, including use of the “demon cam” from The Evil Dead during a jungle chase sequence involving Rachel McAdams’s character, Linda Liddle, who works at a mega-corporation as a numbers analyst.
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