Send Help is a quintessential Sam Raimi horror-comedy that blends the genres effortlessly as has characterised much of the director's early output in particular. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien - two dependable and likeable actors - play antagonistic business colleagues, the dowdy, overlooked and downtrodden Linda and the cocky, unpleasant new young President of the company, Bradley. When they survive a storm-hit aeroplane on a business trip (a brief but very effectively-staged sequence) that leaves the pair stranded on a remote tropical island, their battle to survive becomes increasingly antagonistic, with Linda's reality-TV-survival shows fixation playing against Bradley's ruthlessness as they battle to survive. The film has a lovely Danny Elfman score, the humorous moments are genuinely funny, the twists work well and Raimi's signature visceral/bodily-fluids moments are suitably gross. The two leads inhabit their roles utterly and make a great pairing on-screen. The talky mid-section lull - although well-played by the lead duo - builds well towards the final act when the gloves really come off. Overall, the odl-fashioned goofy screwball comedy feel mixed with the full-on thrills makes for a very entertaining ride.
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