Directed by:
Sam RaimiCinematography:
Peter DemingComposer:
Christopher YoungCast:
Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza, Chelcie Ross, Reggie Lee, Molly Cheek, Bojana Novakovic, Kevin Foster (more)VOD (1)
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Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is on her way to having it all: a devoted boyfriend (Justin Long), a hard-earned job promotion, and a bright future. But when she's forced to make a tough decision that evicts an elderly woman from her house, Christine becomes the victim of an evil curse. Now she has only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she is dragged to hell for an eternity of unthinkable torment. (official distributor synopsis)
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With Drag Me to Hell, Raimi makes a partial return to “his” 1980s, but he doesn’t forget to also use what he has learned in the mainstream waters. I think this film is just the kind that can satisfy horror fans, while also entertain and scare a little the average viewer. The only little thing I could reproach is the exaggerated likeability. Fortunately, the scary scenes, the humour and the jump-scares are in the right proportion for the result to still be horror instead of comedy (the reviews had made me expect a lot more jokes and I was pleasantly surprised by the reality) – basically, it’s something between The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. Both approaches work perfectly, when Raimi wants you to feel tense (or scared), you will feel tense (in the moments when danger is approaching), and he’s just as good at making you laugh (when the danger shows itself in all its beauty, expelling various bodily fluids). 8/10
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A masterful game with genre tropes that manages to thrill, frighten, and entertain, often all within a single scene. After Spider-Man 3, Raimi makes it clear that he hasn't lost his judgment and knows how to entertain himself and the audience. Anyone who gives it less than three stars simply hasn't understood that Raimi made a fool of them. 4 ½.
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I've never been so fucked up with a horror movie, and I thought I'd seen a lot of stuff. The creepy atmosphere could literally cut through a chainsaw at times. Alison Lohman was great and likeable, and I have no words for the granny. The big downside for me was the large number of overly absurd scenes, like the bloody handkerchief or the vomiting, and the animation of the critters and during the attacks on the main character. Still, I highly recommend it, especially for those who like to be scared.
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It lacks atmosphere for a horror. On the other hand, it has too many jumps waiting which let you know about themselves long ahead of time. I jumped just once and that was when a friend brushed against my hand when reaching for his drink. I hope it was by mistake. The black humor scenes work nicely, but there aren’t enough of them to make this work as a comedy. Apart from the “Itchy and Scratchy" fights between Christine and Mrs. Ganush, not much memorable happened. And Raimi without Bruce... Those words just don’t fit together in one sentence. But it’s true and it’s doubly disappointing when you realize that the role of Milos would fit him like a glove. In fact, I can’t believe that it wasn’t originally intended for him.
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THE MINISTRY OF BODILY FLUIDS WARNS: DON'T EAT WHILE WATCHING THIS MOVIE! Hooray, hooray, four absolutely pure and honestly deserved stars! Sam Raimi has forgotten about the awkward Spider-Man and returned to where we love him best. Among the dead and the undead, in dark houses, in dug up cemeteries in a heavy downpour... Drag Me to Hell is almost a perfect horror film, which I ate up like a raspberry thanks to its reasonable length. Suspenseful scenes are interspersed with even more suspenseful ones, with every scare leading to the proverbial hand (you learn, for example, how to use a stapler in self-defense, or that goats can talk when it comes to them), and the whole film is conceived as a super-fun reminder of the work of the late 80s and early 90s. Moreover, Raimi can afford to employ actors who know how to act, and he was lucky enough to have a sensational atmospheric score. It should be noted that the gypsy witch is one of the most repulsive characters of all time. And being a person who hates any bodily fluids besides blood, I really preferred not to watch some of the scenes with this content. Disgusting. But I'll watch it again.
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