Evil Dead

What happens when you cut all of the funny stuff out of a famous, old slasher movie? Answer: you still have a slasher movie, but it's a bit like nonfat cottage cheese. It's just not as satisfying. Especially since the filmmakers had Jane Levy as their lead, experienced sitcom ingénue. There are brief moments of pure, blood-splattered horror hilarity, but they don't arrive until the very end. And by then you might find yourself asking, "How many more characters are going to hack off their own arms before this thing is over?" Here's hoping that the remake of Evil Dead 2 manages to cut off a few arms without amputating their funny bones.