Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 American supernatural horror film, directed by Sam Raimi (Evil Dead and sequels), with a screenplay by Sam and Ivan Raimi.
Raimi wrote Drag Me to Hell with his brother, Ivan, prior to working on the Spider-Man films. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was generally well-received by critics. It was also a moderate box office success, taking $90.8 million worldwide on a $30 million budget.
Plot teaser:
The plot focuses on loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), who tries to impress her boss by refusing to extend a loan to a gypsy woman by the name of Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver). In retaliation, Ganush places a curse on Christine that, after three days of escalating torment, will plunge her into the depths of Hell to burn for eternity.
Reviews:
“A blistering sound design and largely great (save for occasionally clumsy computer graphics) FX work with Raimi’s dizzying camera to create an atmosphere of popcorn pandemonium during the film’s technical highlights - a seance; a late-night visit to the cemetery - while elsewhere the assured combination of gags and horror (mostly of the cartoonish gross-out variety) recall the director’s celebrated Evil Dead II (1987). Stuart Willis, The New Flesh: 21st Century Horror Films A - Z, Vol.1
Categories: 2000s, 2010s, supernatural
Leave a Reply