Drag Me To Hell

Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 American supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Sam Raimi. The plot focuses on a loan officer, who, because she has to prove to her boss that she can make the "hard decisions", chooses not to extend an elderly woman's mortgage. In retaliation, the woman places a curse on the loan officer that, after three days of escalating torment, will plunge her into the depths of Hell to burn for eternity.

Plot Summary
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) has a loving boyfriend (Justin Long) and a great job at a Los Angeles bank. But her heavenly life becomes hellish when, in an effort to impress her boss, she denies an old woman's request for an extension on her home loan. In retaliation, the crone places a curse on Christine, threatening her soul with eternal damnation. Christine seeks a psychic's help to break the curse, but the price to save her soul may be more than she can pay.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It manages to bring back fun to horror, with hilarious moments and great scares, just like The Evil Dead, another film directed by Sam Raimi.
 * 2) Great performance by Alison Lohman.
 * 3) Christine is a very likable character, and one can feel very sorry for her with all of the torment she has to put up with for three days.
 * 4) Ms. Sylvia Gnaush is a very intimidating antagonist.
 * 5) It was also one of the horror films of the 2000's that was original and not one of those remakes and reboots.
 * 6) It doesn't use the typical jump-scares, where there is silence when all of a sudden a loud scream happens. The film actually builds up suspense with a small score and then lets the scare happen.
 * 7) A great and scary opening scene showing a young kid being dragged to hell for stealing from a gypsy woman.
 * 8) Lots of enjoyable black comedy and slapstick.
 * 9) It manages to scare without using gore or dark scenes.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The comedy usually kills the tension.
 * 2) The high amounts of jump-scares may not please audiences.
 * 3) The poster sort of gives away the ending.
 * 4) Some of the dialogue can get pretty awkward.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 262 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Sam Raimi returns to top form with Drag Me to Hell, a frightening, hilarious, delightfully campy thrill ride." On Metacritic the film has received an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 32 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim".

Trivia

 * Elliot Page was considered to play the role of Christine Brown.
 * The demon Lamia shares her name with a serpent monster from Greek myth who killed children; the result of a curse after she was cursed by Zeus's queen Hera.

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