A teardown on nepotism vs hard work, nature vs nurture and the balance of power position.
Raimi gives all of this such a fun vibe and while all those mixed together doesn't always work, its still interesting.
Bradley is the nepo baby asshole and Linda is the hard working office worker but she also has something deep inside of her that unravels the longer the film goes on.The film uses power as a way of dissecting how both of these characters work, while Bradley is someone who schemes and who takes every opportunity to use linda even before they stranded on the island.
But Linda becomes more and more psychotic but whats interesting is that this behavior probably didn't start at the island but rather with the death of her husband. In a way she becomes more and more hostile and violent when she wants something, be it to get away from her husband or to stay on the island.
The film asks you who really is the bad guy here? The answer is still Bradley but more so men.Woman have always had the disadvantages in work as men are always above them so they have to get creative. But Linda is a special case in where, that position of power over Bradley on the island awakes the same thing that was present in the death of her boyfriend.
In a world where we have to fight and kill others, send help displays raimi's signature style to a world that qeustions morality, the power disadvantages of woman in office work but also the dark ways woman are able to get promotions, hell just jobs ingeneral that technically should be fairly for the taken but we as a society rely to much on a woman's beauty.
The vfx are kinda bad but it adds the campy nature of raimi.
The cinematography is fine, the close ups are really good but other then that its all fine.
Send Help
Meet Linda Liddle... She's from strategy and planning. She's the boss now.
Rating
Release Date
1/22/2026Runtime
113 minsOverview
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
How It Feels
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A taut two-person power struggle disguised as a survival story, where workplace hierarchies collapse and old grievances become literal weapons. It's funny precisely because the stakes are life-and-death.
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Recent Reviews
Bumping it up to five stars on the rewatch because I like everything more when it's part of a Bluesky watch party
On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brainSend Help is FUN, and fun on an island with Rachel McAdams is just what we need to get through the rest of winter.
Edited to Add: THE BOAR SCENE WAS WILD IN 3D
Is Sam Raimi back? Yes and no.
While it's nice to see him back behind the camera, making the magic he does, <I>Send Help</i> was something I was not expecting of him. Lumping this film into the horror genre is a far stretch as it aligns more with a thriller (and a bit of comedy). However, we all have different interpretations of what a horror film is. For me, this strayed from the genre while providing some good fights and gore. I also do not recall Raimi's signature camerawork here, but his directing skills are still in top form.
Watching Rachel McAdams channel Drew Barrymore's "Josie" from <I>Never Been Kissed</i> was also an odd choice, but never judge a book by its cover as they always have some sneaky tricks up their sleeve. It works as a counterpart to Dylan O’Brien's smug, douche-y presence, and their onscreen chemistry was fitting.
If you're looking for an <I>Evil Dead</i> film, you won't find that here. What you'll get is almost two hours of a somewhat fun-turned-survival story that takes some time to develop. Once the characters' newfound reality kicks in, <I>Send Help</i> needs anything but. <wink>
Popular Reviews
A teardown on nepotism vs hard work, nature vs nurture and the balance of power position.
Raimi gives all of this such a fun vibe and while all those mixed together doesn't always work, its still interesting.
Bradley is the nepo baby asshole and Linda is the hard working office worker but she also has something deep inside of her that unravels the longer the film goes on.The film uses power as a way of dissecting how both of these characters work, while Bradley is someone who schemes and who takes every opportunity to use linda even before they stranded on the island.
But Linda becomes more and more psychotic but whats interesting is that this behavior probably didn't start at the island but rather with the death of her husband. In a way she becomes more and more hostile and violent when she wants something, be it to get away from her husband or to stay on the island.
The film asks you who really is the bad guy here? The answer is still Bradley but more so men.Woman have always had the disadvantages in work as men are always above them so they have to get creative. But Linda is a special case in where, that position of power over Bradley on the island awakes the same thing that was present in the death of her boyfriend.
In a world where we have to fight and kill others, send help displays raimi's signature style to a world that qeustions morality, the power disadvantages of woman in office work but also the dark ways woman are able to get promotions, hell just jobs ingeneral that technically should be fairly for the taken but we as a society rely to much on a woman's beauty.
The vfx are kinda bad but it adds the campy nature of raimi.
The cinematography is fine, the close ups are really good but other then that its all fine.
Bumping it up to five stars on the rewatch because I like everything more when it's part of a Bluesky watch party
On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brainSend Help is FUN, and fun on an island with Rachel McAdams is just what we need to get through the rest of winter.
Edited to Add: THE BOAR SCENE WAS WILD IN 3D
Is Sam Raimi back? Yes and no.
While it's nice to see him back behind the camera, making the magic he does, <I>Send Help</i> was something I was not expecting of him. Lumping this film into the horror genre is a far stretch as it aligns more with a thriller (and a bit of comedy). However, we all have different interpretations of what a horror film is. For me, this strayed from the genre while providing some good fights and gore. I also do not recall Raimi's signature camerawork here, but his directing skills are still in top form.
Watching Rachel McAdams channel Drew Barrymore's "Josie" from <I>Never Been Kissed</i> was also an odd choice, but never judge a book by its cover as they always have some sneaky tricks up their sleeve. It works as a counterpart to Dylan O’Brien's smug, douche-y presence, and their onscreen chemistry was fitting.
If you're looking for an <I>Evil Dead</i> film, you won't find that here. What you'll get is almost two hours of a somewhat fun-turned-survival story that takes some time to develop. Once the characters' newfound reality kicks in, <I>Send Help</i> needs anything but. <wink>
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