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Send Help’ Draws Strong Early Reviews Ahead of Jan. 30 Release

Critics highlight Rachel McAdams’s standout turn in a darkly comic return to form for Raimi.

Overview

  • Early aggregates show broadly positive reception, with Rotten Tomatoes at 92% (51 reviews) and Metacritic at 73/100.
  • Reviewers describe a genre-blending survival tale set after a plane crash, with shifting power dynamics between two stranded colleagues.
  • McAdams earns consistent praise as the film’s anchor, with Dylan O’Brien noted for a compelling foil in a largely two-hander showcase.
  • Several critiques point to tonal unevenness and noticeable CGI and green-screen work even as Raimi’s energetic style and set pieces win plaudits.
  • The R-rated film opens in U.S. theaters and 3D on January 30 via 20th Century Studios, with a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, a Danny Elfman score, and Raimi producing with Zainab Azizi.