Sam Raimi returns to what he does best

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2009)

Sam Raimi, for those who've never heard of him, is a cult director. To general audiences, his Spider-Man movies are probably the most recognizable, but to his hard-core fans, the ultra-gory "Evil Dead" flicks (in which a sarcastic everyman battles malevolent spirits) are the best.
With "Drag Me to Hell", Raimi returns to what he does best. This movie is certainly a lot more refined even than "Army of Darkness", but no less cool. True, it follows typical horror flick formula - bad thing happened several years ago and a remnant of the horrific event is terrorizing people today - but I just love the sorts of things that Raimi is willing to show here (I would hate to have to be Alison Lohman's character in some of those scenes). "DMTH" is destined to become a horror classic! Also starring Justin Long, David Paymer and Adriana Barraza (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett's maid in "Babel").