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Drag Me to Hell
Starring:
Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer, Dileep Rao
Genre: Horror
In Theaters: May 29th 2009

Review By:
Tom Herrmann

School:
Suny Purchase, 2011

Favorite Quote:
"When life gives you lemons, you clone those lemons and make super-lemons." — Clone High
the scary scenes weren’t all that scary. Some of the scary scenes actually ended up being funnier than the comedy scenes. While on the subject of bigger issues, the only other large one is Justin Long’s character Clay. Long plays a grown up for the first time in his career and it is awkward. I actually dislike the majority of his work to begin with but to take him seriously as a strong male role is just out of the question. He’s too wimpy for that kind of a roll. It was clever that he was a psychology professor in a film about the paranormal though.

For the insane fans of the Evil Dead franchise, this will only hold you over until something really impressive comes out. It is definitely worth seeing because the chances of that happening soon are slim to none. For everyone else, it will probably give you an hour and a half of some good laughs, gross outs, and scenes that will make you jump from your seats along with a good twist ending that you might not see coming if you look away from the screen for about a second.

Movie Grade: B-

Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me To Hell, an original tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao) to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?



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