Quite simply, Drag Me To Hell is one of the best horrors I've ever seen, along with 30 Days of Night. 90% of the film is flawless. There are some bits that are rather pointless, like for instance, when we meet our main character Christine, played by the brilliant, and rather attractive, Alison Lohman, she is driving to work listening to an enunciation CD. It was utterly pointless in my book as it had nothing to do with the actual story. But other than that blip at the beginning, the rest of it was pure horrific genius. With some moments of comic genius thrown into the equation. There were moments where I actually yelped in my seat as Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) jumped out from behind the curtains in the shed scene. And when she was on the bed. And was curled up in a ball whenever she turned up in the film. Classic.
The film is directed by Sam Raimi, the man behind the Spiderman films, and this return to his roots (after his Evil Dead triolgy, which I have yet to watch) to old-school horror films. And it was an absolute blast. Hopefully, with Spiderman 4 in the process of filming, it should live up to the expectation, and match, or possibly better, the quality of Drag Me To Hell.
Drag Me To Hell gets 8.2/10.
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