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Drag Me to Hell (2009)

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Reviews Counted:212

Fresh:195

Rotten:17

Average Rating:7.6/10

Consensus: Sam Raimi returns to top form with Drag Me to Hell, a frightening, hilarious, delightfully campy thrill ride.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language

Runtime: 1 hr. 39 min.

Genre: Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Theatrical Release: May 29, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $42.1M

Synopsis: Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, Professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush... Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, Professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush 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, 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 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? [More]

Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao

Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Reggie Lee, Adriana Barraza, Molly Cheek, Bojana Novakovic, Chelcie Ross, Kevin Foster, Jessica Lucas

Director: Sam Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Ivan Raimi, Sam Raimi
Producer: Grant Curtis
Distributor: Universal Pictures

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Jul 7, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com

Drag Me To Hell is the thrill ride Sam Raimi should be making year-on-year, not another cash cow hapless Spider-Man film.

Full Review Source: Fan The Fire | comment 1 Comment
Apr 15, 2010
Sam Bathe
Sam Bathe
Fan The Fire

Contemporary economic crisis provides interesting backdrop to otherwise simple and rather predictable horror movie plot.

Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Dec 17, 2009
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

Thrilling, in ways both expected and less so, as prone to provoking giggles as it is gasps.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
Dec 17, 2009
William Goss
William Goss
Orlando Weekly

Raimi embraces hoary clichés like Gypsy curses and gateways to Hades in this cautionary tale for financial professionals.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Dec 15, 2009
Betsy Sherman
Betsy Sherman
Boston Phoenix

The dichotomies director Sam Raimi presents within that familiar genre are what make this such a kick.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
Dec 15, 2009
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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This certainly qualifies as an auteurist work, but I prefer my Sam Raimi diluted.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment Comment
Nov 25, 2009
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

While it has the energy and the endless cinematic invention of his early work, the film's command of economical storytelling is something that once eluded Raimi.

Full Review Source: Kinetofilm | comment 1 Comment
Nov 6, 2009
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
Kinetofilm

This rollercoaster horror film is like an EC horror comic of the 1950s come to life, an unforgiving morality tale with playfully gruesome twists and a doozy of a gallows humor.

Full Review Source: Seanax.com | comment Comment
Oct 19, 2009
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seanax.com

Raimi puts his pent-up energy to good use in Drag Me to Hell, an unpretentious horror hoot that's scary and funny in equal measure. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2009
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Loved the ending, but very little suspense or horror along the way. A tired, conventional plot. Paul Chambers, CNN.

Full Review Source: CNNRadio | comment 9 Comments
Oct 17, 2009
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
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Sep 11, 2009
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Raimi announces off the bat that a decade and change of toiling in mainstream studio projects has not killed the enfant terrible.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
Sep 7, 2009
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Sam Raimi revels in blurring the line between horror and comedy with gleeful disregard for the emotional well-being of his audience

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
Aug 30, 2009
Sonny Bunch
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