Drag Me to Hell

how far will she go to break free of the curse?

Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.

In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao) to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?

Absolute Rubbish!

Spent most of my time looking at my watch waiting for it to end. The film is riddled with stupid scenes which are just gross and to me the film came across as a comedy.

[Highly rated reviewer]

AMAZINGLY STUPID

Shocking. film. Granted it was jumpy in places but this does not compensate for the appalling storyline. The film was far fetched & damn right ridiculous. Certainly a waste of time & money so would advise all not to bother with this one...

Masterpiece

Thank goodness one of our masters of horrer returns in a desturbingly chilling non stop jump fest that does not give up.

I watched this film 5 hours ago and still recovering, and I'm the type of person that thought they were ready for anything a film can offer.

Sam Raimi plugs into the deep psyche of the mind without relying on anything too direct like Saw which, frankly got boring and predictable after the first film, or too watered down copycats of Halloween, e.g. teen flicks Scream or I know what you did last summer.

This is a return to Sam Raimi's old school horrer which I dare anyone to see and not be pushed to look behind their hands or laughing unexpectantly! If you see one film this year its this (and i hav'nt seen Terminater Salvation or Transformers 2 yet! They can't possibly even touch this).

I put it up their in a class of its own with Exorcist.

CLASSIC HORRER!!!!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Entertainment at its Best!!! A Definite Classic!

I watched this film only yesterday and although having heard the excellent reviews... I was still suprised at how good the film is!! I was slightly put off when I heard that the film had a mixture of horror and comedy as i thought it may be leaning towards films such as Severance and The Cottage, however, it is nothing like these films. Parts of the film are so disgusting (not necessarily gorey) that you cannot help but laugh (maybe with somewhat nervous laughter). The scary parts of the film will have you jumping out of your seat. The first half of the film has a very high number of 'jumpy scenes'! The film is directed in such a way that a storyline that may not be the most original, is turned into a film that is very unique!! The parts of the film referred to as 'silly' were probably intentional and I doubt anyone will be able to deny the pure entertainment value of these scenes!! Overall the film has a good storyline, some very shocking yet funny scenes, extremely jumpy moments and is topped off by a good twist of an ending!! I will look forward to the sequal!!

fantastic, much anticipated!

The film grips you from the start, the film is terrifying from the moment it begins and the suspense and horror continues to build and build. Completely chilling, I could hardly watch despite being in a cinema filled with people!

It was such a pleasant surprise that I enjoyed it, I love horror but have lately seen a lot of rubbish and predictable films such as the strangers, one missed call and the messengers.

The film had a great storyline, acting was generally ok, although the lead actress was slightly under exaggerated at times, despite the fact she was due to die and be condemned to hell in three days. I think I was more scared for her!

So many twists and turns, I found the movie completely unforgettable.

I have very little doubt that you wont enjoy this movie, but if you don’t I can still guarantee you will be pleased to have watched it.

.p.s. if you are anything like me you will not sleep for weeks, enjoy!

Return to form from Raimi....

This film doesn't fit into the normal horror category - it is suspensful but not gory, chiling but also funny.

Raimi is a master of getting you out of your seat and does it in a way that can at times make your stomach turn.....

Great movie!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Mildly entertaining.

I have to say I had fairly high hopes for this film, and overall I

guess I got what I I SHOULD have expected - a typical Sam Raimi film, which is fun and

nothing serious and not a true horror flick. It's not a brilliant film - Having said that it's

not an awful film either. It's very much in the same style and feel of

Evil Dead. It has a few black comedy moments. The typical over the top,

latex, puppets and in-your-face scares, but there's nothing truly

scary. If you're a big fan of Evil Dead (which I think was incredibly

groundbreaking for it's time)-BUT when you watch it now it's pretty

lame, over the top and obvious (but weirdly still in a good kinda way?)

- then this is probably a film you'd enjoy. Realistically, this is not

a true horror film, it's most certainly a black comedy with (not so

subtle) overtones of horror. Worth a watch when you have time to kill

or are a fan of this style.

Top notch Supernatural Thriller!

This movie was unexpectedly good.Unlike most of the movies of the genre this one was not a gore fest.There were some disgusting bits (in a yucky kind of way) and alot of the horror scenes were really up close and personal that made me feel as if I was in the midst of the terror. Raimi 'gets' what it's like to scare his audiences without resorting to lazy tactics of gore, gore and more gore.I knew several minutes before what had happened with the swap of the coin and the button (you need to see the movie to understand what this means)before it occurred however, the end was really frightfully sudden and absolutely brilliant. I would say the last half of the film the viewers gets taken on several twists and turns and even those that expected the end as inevitable, it was still done really skillfully. The best horror I've seen in ages, left me really spooked for quite a long while after I saw the movie. Absolute must see. Very well cast, and a very polished piece of work that is what we have come to expect from Raimi. Could we have some more, Sam?

[Highly rated reviewer]

Raimi returns to his roots

Its a pleasure to see Sam Raimi back in the genre that made him a stand out director. With the exception of Spider-man 3, Raimi has still to make a really poor film, even Darkman manages to be cool.

This guilty pleasure is fun and enjoyable, while churning out some old cliches, like people with aggrievances or meeting the in-laws from hell. The effects are top-notch, while the haunting of the main character is pretty creepy and you are guaranteed to jump out of your seat.

The performances are good, Lohman gets her character just right, however Long's character is the cliched cynic, who will do anything for Lohman. There's an initial obvious twist.

Don't get me wrong, its enjoyable and a good night out, but hardly a masterpiece. It's simply good enough to watch and creep you out, but masterpiece is a strong word.

That said Guilty pleasures don't come much better than this.