One of my all time favorites.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

From director Eli Craig that brought us heaps of laughs with "Tucker & Dale vs Evil" comes another comedy horror film, which regrettably does not match his directorial debut film, but is a delight in its own way."Little Evil" tells a story that's been told numerous times, a story about the Antichrist, cleverly disguised by Craig in a quiet 5 year old boy who is unaware of his powers and behaves like a kid his own age. Funnyman Adam Scott plays the role of Gary Bloom, husband to Evangeline Lilly's Samantha and stepfather to Lucas, the chosen vessel of world destruction. Scott is unsuspecting of the extra baggage while stepping into his new marriage and is the latest in a long line of exes, a fact that makes Lucas a tiny bit upset, which as you can imagine will make life a literally living hell for Gary.The premise sounds like it could be Eli Craig's second hit in the genre and somewhat it is until a certain point. The script is good, but it goes out of control at times instead of sticking to the right path. The cast does an excellent job, especially to what I think the highlight of the film is Bridget Everett's performance as another "stepfather" and Gary's best friend and co-worker, who helps him with the child problem. The cast is composed of big names like Sally Field, Clancy Brown, Donald Faison or Tyler Labine who aren't being put to good use and should have been given more deeper and thorough characters."Little Evil" is not the most thought provoking or most humorous movie but it's not the worst either by far. Go in with no expectation and you should be fine, as long as you don't try to compare it with "Tucker & Dale vs Evil".

I normally love cheesy morbid horror and I don't mind Adam Scott but this was a train wreck. Cringe worthy humour and not in a good way (who wrote this crap? actually, who cares) Predictable stereotypes like the lesbian in the film, she's basically a douchey guy who uses the word "Bro" every 3 secs, and the attractive women in the film are all needy and bossy. Mark Maron was a producer, I lost some respect for him knowing that. It's really lame.

I watched just 15 seconds of the trailer and knew I will absolutely love this movie. As it's obvious from the other reviewers, they expected a true slasher horror with demons and exorcism(lol, I guess they did not watch the trailer) and do not have a sense of humor. Yes, I said,it. Anyone not giving this fun movie at least a 6 just doesn't have a sense of humor - so why watch a comedy movie in the first place?? It was scarry, it was funny, it was great acting and story. I wish there would be more movies like this,instead of the same-boring-horror flicks with the same script( hey, I think SAW 18 is coming out, people with no sense of humor should see that one).I like dark humor and I give this movie a 9.

Little Evil is the latest horror comedy by Tucker and Dale vs Evil director Eli Craig. Considering how enjoyable the previous movie was, and seeing that Little Evil was taking a similar route, we figured it was a pretty safe bet. Unfortunately maybe it was just a little too safe.Little Evil plays on the evil child horror trope, complete with callbacks to The Omen, Poltergeist, and even The Shining. Gary has married the beautiful Sam, punching a little bit above his weight, and moved in with her and her child Lucas (Lucas > Lucius > Lucifer, get it?). Unfortunately bonding between Gary and Lucas doesn't go so well, as Lucas starts to show worrying signs of the supernatural and satanic. Turns out Lucas is the antichrist, and Gary is the only one to really notice or care.On the more serious side, Little Evil explores what it's like from a stepfathers point of view, or really father in general. It uses the horror and comedy aspects to play up and emphasise the difficulty some men have relating to their children, blood or otherwise. It spins the idea that stepdads are always the guilty party on it's head, and I found that refreshing. It also plays around with themes of nature vs nurture. Sure Lucas was born the antichrist, but does he have to be? Can he break that and be whoever he wants to be? This last point it hammers home a little sappier and more sentimental than I maybe would've liked, but this is what I mean about the film maybe playing it a little too safe.Little Evil resists any opportunity to break the mould or push the envelope. It sticks inside it's quite safe parameters resulting in being not all that funny and not all that scary. There's virtually no gore at all, and the short glimpses of creepiness we get lack conviction. The humour is fairly run-of-the-mill and suffers from overplaying jokes a little too much. Sam is oblivious to her child's creepy habits for too long, and Al is only really funny because she's a woman pretending to be a man. For a dark comedy, it's not all that dark or controversial either. They're the kind of jokes you'd expect in any mainstream American comedy. That's not to say I didn't like Little Evil though. It is enjoyable, and did earn a number of chuckles from me. Unfortunately I've found it very hard to review because, less than twenty-four hours later, I can barely remember it, and that's not a particularly great sign. It rides on the coattails of Tucker and Dale's success, but never quite hits the same mark. It plays it safe, preventing it from being a bad movie, but also preventing it from reaching the potential the trailer offered. I give it an enjoyable but vanilla 6/10.