![]() It's amusing when, despite everything she's going through, Clay brings her home to meet his parents, which doesn't exactly go so well, what with all the flies and possessed pound cake. Standing by Christine is her loving boyfriend, Clay (Justin Long), who actually believes her ordeal instead of simply writing her off as a crazy person. To combat the evil presence, she seeks out a fortune teller (Dileep Rao) and seer (Adriana Barraza), who first experienced the same apparition 40 years ago. ![]() For three days, Christine will be tormented by a demonic spirit, which will eventually drag her to hell. Ganush more credit, the old woman puts a curse on her. She's the epitome of ugly, with dirty brown nails, detachable teeth and an assortment of bodily fluids that come out of her mouth (Raimi doesn't hold back).Īfter Christine denies Mrs. Kudos to the makeup and special effects teams for making Raver appear hideous and grotesque. Ganush (Lorna Raver), a despondent Russian woman who looks like the old witch from Hansel and Gretel. Jacks (David Paymer), tells her she needs to be more aggressive, which is why she denies a credit extension to Mrs. ![]() A female loan officer named Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is competing for the assistant manager position at her bank. It reminded me of The Outer Limits and the Masters of Horror series. The plot is reminiscent of classic horror. Somehow, he gets away with both, probably because he helped pioneer this combination back in the '80s with actor Bruce Campbell. This is where Raimi earns points on two different levels - on one hand, he's made a horrific film with ghastly and disturbing images, which are sure to garner adulation from die-hard horror fans on the other, he's made a subtle farce. In the back of our minds, we know the filmmakers are laughing behind the scenes at the moments that are supposed to be taken seriously in the movie's world. But, and this is the tricky part, it's also funny and cheekily aware of its own absurdity, although it never makes that part obvious. Yes, the movie is often terrifying, gory and contains the usual battles between good and evil. He made it because he had an inspired idea and decided to execute it the old-fashioned way, which works splendidly. While watching the movie, I sensed Raimi wasn't making it to merely appease fans of his Evil Dead trilogy, or as a way to offer penance for the laborious Spider-Man 3. With Drag Me to Hell, Raimi returns to his horror roots and brings with him his old bag of tricks - practical effects, goofy caricatures, bizarre violence and a lot of screaming victims, all of which are still in working order. In the end, his movies have a lot of disparate elements that probably shouldn't go together, but somehow do. Whether he's directing horror (The Evil Dead), drama (A Simple Plan) or action-adventure (Spider-Man), he always finds a way to mix things up, especially by adding comedy. Sam Raimi has a knack for making genre pictures that aren't so easily defined. Movie Review: Drag Me to Hell By Matthew Huntley June 8, 2009
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