Savor "Drag Me To Hell" now, since it's going to be another ten years--and another twelve subpar Marvel villains--before something similar comes along. Raimi's seasick approach to comic horror has no peer. "Drag Me To Hell," with the increasingly insane plagues set upon heroine Christine (Alison Lohman), is a spiritual successor to Raimi's classic "Evil Dead" cycle. The trials come about because Christine has the bad luck to get between an elderly Gypsy woman (familiar television actor Lorna Raver) and her home loan.
Whether it's a slog in a muddy grave or an epic battle in a compact car, Lohman is game for everything she's asked to do. She doesn't have quite the impeccable timing of "Evil Dead" star Bruce Campbell, but very few people do.
Playing a college professor, Justin Long's office is festooned with Apple products. Hilarious.
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I figured this was going to be another ultra-violent horror film along the lines of the Saw franchise, and planned to avoid it for that reason. But after reading a few reviews and realizing that it was rated PG-13 I decided to head to the theater.
I agree with you assessment. It wasn't perfect, but it was a lot of fun and better than the typical horror flick these days. I love that Sam Raimi gets the ridiculousness of these movies, and revels in it.
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