Adam & Evil (2004)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Adam & Evil starts as a group of high school friends intend to celebrate graduation by driving to some old camp & spending the night there, while stopped off at a bar the local Sheriff Earl (Jodie Graham) & his wife Maureen (Alison Warnyca) warn them that the camp they are going to was once the site of grisly murders but they should be OK anyway. Not put off by the reputation of the camp the friends set their tents up & start partying, however someone intends to crash the party & kill all the guests as Seth (Kevin Robson) has his throat slit. When his body is found the friends panic & try to find help but are unsure of who to trust as the mysterious killer continues to bump them off one by one...Known under the title Halloween Camp 2: Scream If You Wanna Die Faster here in the UK this Canadian production was written, produced & directed by Andrew Van Slee & one has to say that as far as low budget teen slashers go Adam & Evil really isn't that bad, it sure ain't no masterpiece but but it was a lot better than I had expected. Adam & Evil most resembles a Friday the 13th (1980) or The Burning (1981) rip-off with teens being killed in & around a camp, the identity of the killer is kept a mystery until the end when there's a twist & the killer is revealed although one has to say the title sort of gives away who it is. The film doesn't feel too long, the character's are slightly better than usual for this type of film, there are a couple of OK kills & the basic who did it murder mystery while not groundbreaking will probably keep you watching & guessing until the end I suppose. Of course Adam & Evil is far from perfect, it's very unoriginal & the basic idea has been done to death & if the motive for the killer was revenge why did they kill the woman at the diner, the Sheriff & Maureen none of who had nothing to do with what happened previously? I expected a lot worse to be honest & maybe that's why I am being generous here but I think horror & slasher fans might find something to like here, don't expect a masterpiece & I am sure that Adam & Evil will pass 90 odd minutes for you harmlessly enough.The kills are alright & at least there's a bit of variety between them, in a moment that looks like it could have come straight from The Burning a guy has his throat slit with a pair of garden shears, a couple are impaled by the neck when they have an arrow shot through them, someone is stabbed in the stomach with an axe, there's another slit throat, another arrow death & some more blood splatter along the way. There's a little sex & nudity but not much. The film looks pretty good actually although there's not much tension or build up to the kills & they do tend to come & go a bit suddenly.Apparently filmed in Los Angeles & Vancouver in Canada according to the IMDb which I find hard to believe, why would the film need to be shot in those two locations? The acting isn't great as expected but the cat try & they are attractive enough to take your mind off their acting abilities.Adam & Evil is a moderately effective teen slasher, sure there are loads out there already & this is far from the best but likewise it's far from the worst. I thought it was alright, nothing more nothing & less really.

Utter piece of trash, I can't believe I actually watched it all the way to the end. Speaking of the ending, I have to admit I didn't see it coming. Probably because I stopped paying close attention after ten minutes. I won't spoil it for you, but hopefully you won't ever be watching this c - - p. Reading the back of a cereal box would have been a better use of time than watching this movie.That said, there are a few fascinating things about this movie. There is, of course, the obvious: fascinatingly bad direction, writing and acting. The other is, where did they find actors with mouths this big? I mean, honest, they all make Julia Roberts' mouth look petite. You can't help but just watch these people talk... it's like watching alien lifeforms. I notice on some of the cast's filmographies here on IMDb they've done nothing much else but this movie. Thank God. We've all been spared. I hope the director and scriptwriter realize they ought to be selling real estate and stay out of the movie business.

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*I bought this video for three bucks. There's a bloody skull, (in the shape of an apple with a stem on top), with a snake crawling through an eye socket on the video box cover. I was kind of expecting to see some sort of biblical horror flick. I don't bother reading the back of video boxes anymore. I find that the back of the box is usually just as misleading as the front. Although if I had taken the time to read it, I would have realized that this is just another low budget teen slasher movie. So a bunch of teens head to the lake to party down. There's a mad killer hanging out with them. Soon the teens will meet their fate as they bicker and argue about the best way to survive. Slasher movies are about the slasher, not the victims. The successful slasher flicks, (Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc.), realize that the victims are nothing more than vessels for future blood and guts spilling. The star of the show is the crazed killer. "Adam and Evil" makes the fatal mistake of assuming that we actually care about these people. A lot of the movie is shot like an annoying teen flick with musical montage segments of the gang having fun. The killer is kept a mystery throughout the movie and is only revealed in the last ten minutes. When the killer is finally revealed, it's a huge letdown. "Adam and Evil" is pretty pointless with lots of arguing teen scenes and not enough mad killer scenes. Most of the girls were hot, especially the "brainy" girl, and we do get a brief topless scene but it's not enough to save this one. It can be avoided.

The Title "Adam And Evil" Had An Affect On Me, I Was Hoping That This Might Be A Decent Film, But It Wasn't, This Movie Really Blew. The Reasons It Blew: 1. Dialogue, Although It Kinda Made The Movie Funny, Like The Last Commenter Posted "I'm Gonna Slice You Up Like A Turkey!", And When The Guy Is Kneeling Next To Shane's Best Friend Saying "Why Would You Kill Your Best Friend And Just Leave Him Here" And The Other Guy Says "What Man?", Its Just Horrible 2. The Title Has NOTHING To Do With The Film! Grrrrr 3. Not Enough Nudity, You Have All Those DAMN HOTT Girls, And You See Nothing From Any Of Them, Only Person You See Naked Is The Sheriff's Wife, Which Is Beyond Me How That Ugly Sheriff Could Get A Hott Wife Like Her 4. I'm Too Tired To Post Anymore, But Please Don't Spend Your Hard Earned Dollars On This Movie, Maybe Just Steal It Or Something If You Really Feel Compelled To Watch It