Drag Me Away From This Film.

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2015)

Drag Me to Hell (2009): Dir: Sam Raimi / Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, David Paymer, Reggie Lee: Innovative yet disgusting horror film with a title that seems to symbolize our ever descending fall into sin. It stars Alison Lohman as a loan officer ordered to evict an elderly woman from her home only to be cursed. Now strange occurrences threaten her life if she doesn't find a way to reverse the curse. Starts out fine until becoming a repetitious spin on special effects with a cheat ending. Director Sam Raimi returns to his roots with innovative visuals. This is a reminder of Raimi's work in the Evil Dead films before hitting the jackpot with the Spider-Man franchise. Lohman holds strong as the tormented victim who is showered face first with several gross gooey substances. She is like a female version of Bruce Campbell being constantly punished but she lacks the humour element that served Campbell so well. Justin Long as her boyfriend is wasted. He pretty much does little more than doesn't believe her. Lorna Raver is a hoot as the gypsy who begs for mercy when a loan is turned down but has Lohman begging for mercy through supernatural fury. David Paymer plays Lohman's boss as typical and cardboard. While Raimi is never short on ideas, the screenplay is short on genuine suspense. It feels like being drug to hell and back. Score: 5 / 10