Camp classic

With Raimi’s signature blend of campy, whacked out violence, daffy dialogue and way over-the-top acting bleeding into every frame of Crimewave, it’s best viewed as a live-action cartoon. One where bad guys are really bad, forks are legit weapons, an entire room can shift by tugging at the carpet and bowling balls are comically dropped on heads. That bowling ball bit even comes with the twittering of little birds on the soundtrack. True Raimi style. Yes, that same gory giddiness that plays through Raimi’s offerings from Darkman (1990) to Army of Darkness (1992) to Spider-Man (2002) is well on display in Crimewave: http://www.cutprintfilm.com/features/columns/revisited/crimewave-revisited/