Drag Me to Hell

What's the best thing you can say about a horror flick- man was that scary!  I have to admit that it's been awhile since I've seen anything that made me want to turn on the lights but "Drag Me to Hell" was it.  Please remember that I generally don't like this genre since actual suspence has been replaced by CGI and gore for the last 3 decades, but Sam Raimi has come close as anyone. That's not to say the film doesn't have problems: pace of the story, acting, no chemistry betwen the main characters, ear splitting volume , and a ridiculous ending.  But if the goal is to scare the viewer, then mission accomplished.

What became lost in the movie is that it deals with 2 major moral dilemas: what what you do for money and what would you do to save yourself.  A lot of us have faced the former and we can't sympathize with the heroine of the flick (played by Allison Lohman), especially since most would compromise and just do what the boss wanted.  That's the saddest aspect of the movie, with a little bit of effort, Raimi could've made something the equal of "The Exorcist" or "The Shining."

For all it's fault, it's a film worth renting.
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