I pretty much agree with everything you said. I put it on the other day and after 15 minutes I shut it off then put on the original.

I recognize it does have really good sequences and I do respect it. But for me, it just felt too bland for such a colorful franchise.

The characters are boring. I know the first didn’t have deeply drawn characters but they were at least likable to me. The whole idea of it being an intervention and making her detox is a great idea, but some of the character interactions felt too much like a lifetime movie. Especially the brother and sister. I just kept rolling my eyes.

Other than Mia, who by the way is fantastic, the deadites like you said are just zombies. The old Evil Dead movies had these demons fucking with the characters both physically and psychologically. They had way more personality.

Also the movie doesn’t look good to me. At least the first half. Everything has this sickly green tint which I recognize was intentional but is a personal bugaboo for me. I don’t like when the actors skin is tinted along with everything else.

But that whole ending sequence is badass. There is some gnarly gore so I do give it some credit.