September 5, 2009

Movie Review: Drag Me To Hell



  This is Sam Raimi's first horror flick sine "The Gift" and it was written 10 years ago with his brother Ivan Raimi. Sam started out making horror movies such as the classic Evil Dead Series which became a cult classic. Now we know him as the director of the Spider Man movies.
   Drag Me To Hell tells the tale of loan officer Christine Brown (Allison Lohman) who used to be a fat farm girl but now has become thin and moved to Los Angeles, California. She is living the life she wants and is happy with her boyfriend Clay Dalton (Justin Long). At the same time she is striving in her work and wants to get a promotion as an assistan manager, but her boss Mr. Jacks (David Paymer) is considering giving the promotion to Stu Rubin (Reggie Lee) becuase Christine isn't willing to make tough decisions. When Sylvia Ganush (Lorna Raver) comes to the bank and asks Christine for an extension on her house payment, Christine decides to deny the extension even though Sylvia started to beg. After that Sylvia places a curse on Christine and all hell comes down on Christine who then gets haunted by a powerful demon.
  When i first heard the story i was like "o'boy another normal horror movie", but man was I WRONG! The movie had exceeded my expectations in every way. First off, Sam Raimi had crafted a horror movie which i hadn't witnessed I think ever. The directing was top notch for a horror movie as was the writing which contained a little humourous dialogue. Now i've heard that Sam likes to add humour and here he places it at the right scenes. Also the movie has alot of scary scenes especially when Christine is by herself. Allison Lohman and Lorna Raver do a great job at playing there characters. Allison plays the character with a subtle but aggresive performance which i believe fits the role. The supporting actors are also good at playing their roles,although i found Justin Long's acting a bit emotionless. Overall, this movie is a must see for both horror and non-horror movie fans as it brings something that most horror movies out these days don't which is actual horror. 
4.5/5

2 comments:

  1. Hi,
    I took ur advise, saw the movie and guess what....LOVED IT!! :):)

    thanx for the review

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  2. yeah this review sucks ass. Go learn English my friend. i was being sarcastic btw i love this review. my comic timing is off i know but ur review made me beileve i can also write a review for inglourious cunts. god i love that fucking film. brad pitt is truly an inglourious cunt :D

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