Right before the big plane crash that sets Sam Raimi’s new film “Send Help” into motion, Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) sits alone, clacking away at a keyboard as she solves a problem with the company’s upcoming merger that none of her male colleagues (younger, dumber, and meaner than her), have the slightest idea how to tackle.
A few feet away from her, those aforementioned male colleagues have discovered an audition tape Linda once made for the reality show “Survivor.” While Linda saves their asses, they laugh at her naked desire to be chosen – after all, what could be funnier than trying so hard when you don’t have to?
The first section of Raimi’s film (with a script from Mark Swift and Damian Shannon) is spent setting up the fundamental differences between Linda and these men, particularly her new boss, Bradley (Dylan O’Brien). Bradley and his ilk put on the appearance of corporate seriousness, hiding the fact that they have no discernable skills whatsoever behind designer suits and rounds of golf. Linda works harder than any of them, but in their eyes, she’s putting her effort into the wrong things. She doesn’t dress up, or wear make-up, or wash her hair, apparently. She doesn’t care about anything but the work – the exact opposite of what they care about. And that’s where tribalism comes into play.
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