Ridiculous but decent Raimi horror effort

Rating: 7/10 (27 January 2010)

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Christine (Alison Lohman) is a too nice young employee at a bank who's vying for promotion from her tough to please boss. She decides to prove herself by refusing a loan extension to a desperate gypsy woman- a move that has devastating consequences when a curse is placed on her.
Drag Me to Hell is silly, far fetched and overblown, but there's no denying the impressive competence director Sam Raimi has displayed with this effects filled horror effort. Fans and aficionados of the genre can expect some effective jump scenes as well as some really decent monster make up/prosphetics, and I suppose what could be described as a few genuinely shocking scenes (of the cat sacrificing variety.) What we have been lumbered with here is basically a forgettable but more than distracting piece that proves genuine, raw horror still has a notable audience. ***