Adam & Evil

4/13/2024

**_Low-rent cabin-in-the-woods slasher in the Great Northwest_** Eight high school graduates and two stragglers from Oregon head out to Lake Nede to celebrate, but they soon learn that a mad slayer is loose in the area. Havoc ensues. "Adam & Evil" (2004) isn’t a spoof of teen slashers, but there’s a bit o’ hammy acting, particularly Erica Cerra in one scene as Yvonne. The fact that it’s very low-budget can be observed in the relatively cheesy effects of the opening scene, but they’re not THAT bad. I can’t find specific data, but I doubt it cost much more than $150,000 to make; however, if you can roll with its micro-budget issues (like questionable acting), it pretty much delivers the goods as a traditional slasher-in-the-woods. While not as ‘good’ as “Body Count” or “Edge of the