This is seriously one of the funniest comedies ever. I’ve shown this movie to many friends and everyone’s always laughing like hell with tears running from their eyes. This should’ve been marketed more though, I don’t see why this wouldn’t have been a huge financial success if more people had known about it. Oh and if (or when!) you decide to watch it, do not watch the trailer under any circumstances! It spoils the movie way too much.
Now about the characters. Tucker and Dale are just so damn likable as these two clueless hillbillies. Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine act their roles so well and without these two the movie would be a whole less engaging a watch. The script and the writing in this movie is fantastic but Tudyk and Labine take the movie to a whole another level with their fantastic chemistry and impeccable comedic timing. Katrina Bowden is also great playing the more understanding college girl who’s trying to defuse the situation. She was also great in Sex Drive (2008), one of my other favorite comedy movies. The other actors are also good and suit their roles well.
In its core the movie is based around such a simple idea you have to wonder why this hadn’t been done before. The writers clearly love horror movies so it’s not so much a parody but a lovingly crafted tribute making fun of the genre’s tropes. The movie works its way through the horror movie tropes so well while incorporating them to the larger story. The deaths in this movie are inventive and absolutely hilarious. I don’t know if I’ve ever laughed that hard, I had tears running from my eyes for most of the movie. Amidst all the fun and death there are also some good albeit obvious points about first impressions and stereotypes. Despite all the gore and dying, it’s still a surprisingly warmhearted movie.
