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It’s been a nearly two decade wait for Sam Raimi to make his next film after Drag Me To Hell (any suggestion he made two films since is an absurd lie) so it’s a big relief that not only are we so back, but this very much feels like the spiritual successor to DMTH in many ways. From the extreme close-ups to the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Bruce Campbell cameo through to the absurdist use of blood and other bodily fluids, this is definitely unmistakably a Raimi joint - even in broad brush corporate satire of the opening act before things inevitably turn more grizzly.

I don’t think it quite reaches the sicko depths Raimi has managed to plumb in the past, but plenty of excess here to delight nonetheless - including a beautifully excessive hunting scene and an inspired CPR sequence. It has some pacing issues and I think visually it has a little too much CG-gloss when it comes to the likes of the island shots or the early plane crash. But when it’s just a fun, bizarre power battle between two people, it’s terrific fun.

Rachel McAdams is always a delight, and we see her all too rarely, so delighted Raimi gives her a proper chance to flex here as a properly messy protagonist who is both sympathetic and clearly a little psycho. Dylan O’Brien offers fine support as a total irredeemable scumbag. Like Drag Me To Hell, Raimi’s commitment to letting terrible things happen to terrible people is very much appreciated.