Review for Drag Me To Hell
March 20th 2010 10:00
This movie was written by the legendary Raimi Brothers, Sam and Ivan. (Both either write, direct, or produce!) These brothers have an extensive and diverse list of accomplishments! Best known for their work, the cult classic, "Evil Dead."
In Pasadena, California in 1969, a young Mexican couple rushes to the home of medium Shaun San Dena (Flor de Maria Chahua). Their son had stolen jewelry from a group of Gypsies three days prior, and since then, has been complaining of seeing and hearing things not of this earth. San Dena tries to help the boy in a seance, but she and the boy's parents can only watch in horror as the boy is thrown from the balcony by an unseen force before being pulled into Hell by demonic hands. (Cue the scary music!)
Forty years later, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman, who did an excellent acting job in "The Matchstick Men"
That night Christine is attacked in her car by Mrs. Ganush. After a violent struggle (and a gross-you-out moment!) Mrs. Ganush removes a button from Christine's jacket and uses it to place a curse on her. Mrs. Ganush disappears, leaving the cursed button with Christine. Later, Christine's boyfriend, college professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long, who became "movie famous" in "Jeepers Creepers"
That night, Christine dreams that Mrs. Ganush attacks her in bed (another gross-you-out moment!) and at work the next day, she has a violent nosebleed (ditto on the gross!) Fleeing work, she tries to track down Mrs. Ganush at her granddaughter's home. There, Christine learns that Mrs. Ganush died the previous night, and her granddaughter is in the process of holding a wake for her. Christine makes a scene by accidentally knocking over Mrs. Ganush's body (which causes THE gross-out-moment of the movie!) and her granddaughter tells her that she deserves what is coming for her. This movie seems a little long but it does hold your interest because you are so curious as to how Christine is going to free herself from this curse! With a somewhat predictable ending, it will leave you with plenty of memorable as well as disgusting scenes and wanting more of that "Raimi" magic!
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