Sam Raimi’s latest feature thriller is the hybrid dark comedy and horror film Send Help, which stars Dylan O’Brien as an entitled dishonest boss who gaslights a seemingly socially awkward associate, played by Rachel McAdams, due for an executive promotion, but passed over in favor of a less qualified candidate, who happens to be a fraternity brother of O’Brien’s. To soften the blow and to keep her on hand for her familiarity with an upcoming corporate merger, O’Brien and McAdams’ characters end up becoming sole survivors on a deserted island when the private plane they were passengers aboard crashes. Now they must overcome past grievances and work together to stay alive. But they're not in the office anymore, and an unsettling, wryly humorous battle of wills and wits begins in this original, darkly comedic psychological thriller.
McAdams’ character comes across as a more confident version of the Selena Kyle character Michelle Pfeiffer played in Batman Returns, with the island becoming a place where she can finally thrive and reveal her other talents and secrets. O’Brien‘s character is somewhat reminiscent of the character played by Dabney Coleman in the classic 1980s comedy 9 to 5 and he shares many of the same character flaws. Sam Raimi manages to inject some signature gross out humor, but for the most part he is somewhat restraint in his directing approach.
This digital copy now available on platforms such as Movies Anywhere and iTunes presents the film and a beautiful 2160p 4K Ultra HD presentation with both HDR-10 and DolbyVision viewing options as well as English Dolby ATMOS 5.1 Surround Sound and English Language Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired as well as Spanish Language Subtitles encoded as options.
Extra value features include a reel of 22 deleted scenes that can be viewed individually or through a play all feature totaling in 1 hour and 18 minutes of extended and removed scenes. A blooper reel, five behind the scenes featurettes as well as feature length audio commentary with Director Sam Raimi and Producer Zainab Azizi wrap up the extra value material.
Send Help is available at Movies Anywhere and other digital retailers online now.
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