Adam and Evil (2004 film) explained

Adam and Evil
Director:Andrew Van Slee
Producer:Steve Popper
Starring:
  • James Clayton
  • Jodie Graham
Country:United States
Language:English

Adam and Evil (also known as Halloween Camp 2: Scream If You Wanna Die Faster in the United Kingdom)[1] is a 2004 American slasher film directed by Andrew Van Slee. It stars Erica Cerra, James Clayton, and Jodie Graham. The plot follows a group of friends who are stalked and murdered by a masked killer during a camping trip.

Filming for Adam and Evil began on April 30, 2003 in Los Angeles and was released on April 27, 2004.[2]

Although there is no plot continuity, the UK name implies a sequel to 2003's , released as Halloween Camp in the UK. This in turn is a sequel to 2000's Bloody Murder in the US.

Premise

A young group of friends head out to the woods for fun and frolics, but soon find themselves embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a masked killer.

Cast

Actor Role
Sean ArnfinsonAdam
Lynsey BrothersYvette
Erica CerraYvonne
James ClaytonShane (as Clayton Champagne)
Jeffrey FisherClint
Jodie GrahamEarl
Brody HarmsMatt
Barbara KottmeierEvelyn
Terran OrletskyRob
Tiffany PatersonRachel (as Tiffany Patterson)
Richard PattersonBilly
Kevin RobsonSeth
Shane TwerdunDave
Allison WarnycaMaureen
Vanessa Van SleeDaughter

Critical response

Adam and Evil was criticized for its lack of originality at Rotten Tomatoes.[3] One reviewer concluded: "I realize it's not as awful as I first thought it was ... I did find myself laughing a lot at all the bad acting".[4] Another said "If you love mindless slashers where the plot is so simple Bullwinkle J. Moose could figure it out in record time, and the kids are dumber than the norm, then check out "Adam and Evil". Trust me you will not be disappointed".[5]

Referring to the U.K. title, Andrew Smith says "devoid of everything that makes this genre such a predictably entertaining time, you'll want to die faster if you are unlucky enough to sit down to watch".[6] The critic Timothy Gross comments that "this almost bloodless lame attempt at a slasher movie is horrible...", awarding it 1/2 star.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam & Evil (Halloween Camp 2: Scream If You Wanna Die Faster) (2004) . Rotten Tomatoes . en.
  2. Book: The Hollywood reporter. 2003. Wilkerson Daily Corp..
  3. Web site: Adam and Evil. Rotten Tomatoes. 7 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Adam & Evil - The Direct-To-Video Market Scores Again! . 2011-04-06 . Invasion of the B-Movies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209030931/http://www.invasionofthebmovies.com/adamevil.html . 9 February 2009 .
  5. Web site: Adam and Evil Review . Horror Movies & Stuff . 2011-04-06.
  6. Web site: Film Reviews - Halloween Camp 2: Scream If You Wanna Die Faster (2004) (aka Adam & Evil) . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002194730/http://www.popcornpictures.co.uk/hfilms/halloweencamp2.shtml . dead . 2011-10-02 . Popcorn Pictures . 2011-04-07 .
  7. Book: Gross Movie Reviews, Volume 2 . 2 . Timothy Gross . Lulu.com . 2007 . 978-1-4303-1485-1.