Where should I begin? Do you already have an expectation of what this movie will be? I certainly thought that I did. Sam Raimi returns to horror with his latest film, Drag Me to Hell. It sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? I did not go into this with high expectations at all. To be honest, most horror movies are a disappointment, relying far too much on disgusting mutilation and forgetting that building suspense is far scarier.
The premise of the film is extremely simple. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is a loan officer angling for a big promotion in her bank branch, and in order to show her boss that she can make difficult choices that are in the best interest of the bank, she denies a mortgage extension to an old woman. An old gypsy woman. Poor Christine just didn’t realize what a bad decision this was, and the gypsy woman curses her, calling a demon to torture Christine for three days. After the third day, the demon will be back for her soul, which will be taken to Hell for all eternity. Christine and her boyfriend, Clay (Justin Long), enlist the help of a seer to try and save her soul.
So, I can’t believe it, but I had so much fun watching this movie. It was terrifying. I dreaded the next time the demon would show up. It was disgusting. I had to look away from some of the creepy, crawly images used to disturb. Finally, it was hysterical. The biggest surprise to me was that it was so funny, and on so many different levels. Sometimes I laughed out of shock, sometimes because there was a genuine joke. The film is so well balanced, that everything flows beautifully, from suspense to terror to absurd and back again. This movie is definitely worth your time. Go see it in the theatre and go see it with friends.
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