A scare a minute thrill ride.

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2009)

I don't normally see horror movies. Let's face it, they usually suck and I'd rather spend my hard earned cash on other things. Yet I was a fan of the Spider Man movies, namely 2, and was interested to see if Raimi could bounce back from the lackluster Spider Man 3. I'm happy to report that he does.
The barometer for a good horror film, in my opinion, is how uncomfortable one feels while watching it. I felt extremely uncomfortable during nearly all of this film. From start to finish, Raimi continually rattles the viewer with jarring, unsettling imagery. And amazingly so, this is all done without the use of blood or gore, which is refreshing considering how over saturated the horror genre has become with over the top bloodshed and gore (Saw and Hostel, I'm looking directly at you). You're not given a second to catch your breath here. Relentless is the word I can use to best describe this movie.
And hey, I'm a happy to report that for once in seemingly forever a horror movie exists that actually contains competent actors. While the movie is intentionally campy at times the performances themselves were actually good. And the film at times was very funny, often times with the laughs and scares arriving at the very same time. This should be good for the film's re-playability because even when the viewer knows where the scare is coming from they'll at least have something laugh at.
Very scary, funny, delightfully campy, and containing performances that don't suck; Drag Me To Hell is a film I'm happy to say I paid to see. Fans of horror will not be disappointed with this movie.