In a new twist to the longtime battle of good and evil, Drag Me To Hell adds yet another chapter to the fear driven mayhem and blood curdling screams of a genre already saturated with ghouls and goblins.
Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Grudge) directs the story of Christine Brown (Alison Lohman, Gamer, Flicka), a loan officer at a small bank branch, who is striving to get ahead in life and prove to everyone she isn't just some hick from back on the farm. In her duties, and need of a promotion, she's prompted to deny an elderly lady as she implores to save her home. In doing so she is taunted towards insanity by a supernatural force summoned by the shamed old woman. Along with her boyfriend Clay (Justin Long, He's Just Not That Into You, Waiting...) she seeks the help of a seer to banish the demons and reclaim her life before dark forces drag her to hell.
I wanted to see this movie the moment I saw the trailer online months ago. It looked enticingly intense and evil as can be. Glad i wasn't disappointed! The opening sequence is enough to give children nightmares for years. The moments of the movie where Christine fights to stay sane, both mentally and physically, are eerily realistic and bone chillingly tense. Justin Long added his snarky, typecast self to his role as Christine's boyfriend, and it worked. It usually does with him, but I thought it may have been a stretch this time. Thankfully his character provided the sound minded contrast to the main character's openness of the unseen and supernatural. I really thought the last twenty minutes were going to be as predictable as let on, but they movie excelled at misdirection, keeping you on your toes for that next moment. This helping should easily satisfy the appetite of horror fans waiting for the next big scare.
7.3/10
Rated: PG-13
99 mins.
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