Everything about Eli Craigs hilarious horror-comedy Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil is designed to turn the cabin in the woods sub-genre upside down. Played to perfection by Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine, Tucker and Dale are just two hillbillies who mean no harm and just want to enjoy their new vacation home an absolute trash heap of a cabin out in the sticks. Much to their dismay, they chose the same weekend to do up their new, slightly creaky cabin as a bunch of rambunctious teens do to go partying in the same forest. The teens later become convinced that the pair are out to murder them, and as a result end up killing themselves by accident in gruesome and Darwin Award-worthy ways. This film could have easily failed at the first hurdle, and although the joke does begin to wear thin at the 1-hour mark, the warm tone, some great gory moments, and a genuinely funny script marks Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil down as one of the best meta-horror experiences of recent times.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com
