Unfortunately, the screenplay by relative newcomers Geneva Robertson - Dworet and Alastair Siddons (from a story by Evan Daugherty and Robertson - Dworet) is a mostly tired
rehash of familiar story beats and largely uninteresting backstory.
It's also nice to know that the film isn't just a
rehashing of Raimi's first movie, but rather a whole new
story with new characters in an otherwise
familiar setting, and if the early buzz from the film's world premiere at last month's SXSW festival is any indication, Fede Alvarez's remake / reboot / sequel (whatever you want to call it) has everything horror fans could possibly want — namely, the gooey red stuff, and plenty
of it.
The report
rehashes what's by now a
familiar story: Canada has strong economic fundamentals, good financial regulations, loads
of natural resources, a competitive workforce and immigration policy, etc..