This Pic Doesn't Drag, Save to Hell

Rating: 6/10 (16 September 2009)

The long standing genre cliché of the old gypsy hag's curse is driven to new extremes in this enjoyable darkly humorous horror romp.
After his successful mainstream venture on the Spiderman franchise, Sam Raimi's return to his gory roots offers a lightweight variant to the Evil Dead trilogy. The dialogue is banal as usual, some CGI effects are overused and the plot points are basically predictable - the final scene is effective, though -, but Raimi sure knows how to make one jump in his seat and the pace never flags.
And in times of primitive torture porn this... shall I call it... innocent piece of good ol' horror storytelling is surely welcome.
6 out of 10 obsessed billy goats