Hello all! For my second review of the day, I'll be talking about the 2009 film "Drag Me to Hell," directed by Sam Raimi and starring Allison Lohman and Justin Long.
I have to admit that at first, I did not want to see this movie. I had seen about 2 minutes of it when it first came out and thought, "this is really dumb. I want nothing to do with this movie." Then, a couple weeks ago, I was talking to my boyfriend about the movie and he mentioned how funny it was.
Me: Wait, funny? Like bad funny?
Boyfriend: Well yeah, but it's supposed to be funny. It's a horror comedy.
Me: ...Oh dear God...I've made a huge mistake.
And then I found out that it was directed by Sam Raimi, and I decided right then and there to give "Drag Me to Hell" another chance. It was the best decision I ever made.
"Drag Me to Hell" is a horror comedy film about a bank loan officer named Christine Brown (Allison Lohman) who is looking to get promoted at her job. Out to prove she can make tough decisions, Christine denies a third loan to an old woman who is about to lose her house. As punishment for her loan denial, the old woman puts a curse on Christine that ensures that her soul will be dragged to hell by a demon named Lamia. The rest of the movie follows Christine and her boyfriend Clay Dalton (Justin Long) as they try to reverse the curse and get her life back to normal.
Pros:
1. This movie is classic Sam Raimi. It's absolutely hilarious and outrageous. But as outrageous and hilarious as it was, it was still subtle, in classic Raimi style. Only Raimi can make a movie hilarious and pretty terrifying at the same time. For example, Raimi has a running joke where Christine always gets something really gross projected into her mouth. Blood, guts, maggots, and other bodily fluids are always getting thrown into her mouth. He makes a really serious movie that doesn't take itself seriously.
2. Allison Lohman and Justin Long were super good in this movie. I'd only ever seen Allison Lohman in "White Oleander," which is a super serious and dramatic movie, so I wasn't sure how she would do in a comedy. But she didn't disappoint, and Justin Long never disappoints.
3. The actual premise is a really good horror movie story. I like that it's a classic curse story that ends with you being literally dragged to hell. It's not just a clever name!
Cons:
1. Some of the CGI was pretty corny, I must admit. When the ground opens up to hell, it's super silly looking. Small point though, because it didn't take me out of it at all. It was a comedy, after all.
Other than that, this movie was GREAT. It's the kind of movie I've come to expect from Sam Raimi.
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