Drag Me to Hell is an American horror film of 2009 written and directed by Sam Raimi and co-written by his older brother Ivan Raimi. It stars Alison Lohman, Justin Long and Lorna rave. The film stands as a way to return to Raimi, who had won fame for his cult horror series Evil Dead, before reaching a wider audience with the film Spider-Man. The film circles around Los Angeles loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), and its refusal to extend a loan of Ms. Ganush (Lorna rave) to impress his boss. In retaliation, places a curse on Ganush Christine, making his life hell. The film also pays tribute to Universal horror films of 1980, showing a logo for the opening of the vintage of the decade and "Ask for Babs" Universal card title.Plot
In Pasadena, California in 1969, a young Mexican couple rushes to the house of Saint half Shaun Dena (Flor de Maria Chahua). His son had stolen jewelry from a group of gypsies, three days before, and since then, they complain of seeing and hearing things that are not of this earth. San Dena is trying to help the child in a SÉANCE, but she and the child's parents can only watch in horror as the child is thrown from the balcony by an invisible force, before being dragged to hell by demonic hands.Forty years later, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), a loan officer in Los Angeles, seeks to be promoted to assistant manager in connivance coworker, Stu Rubin (Reggie Lee). Christine's boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), who advised him to show that it can make tough decisions when necessary. That same day, Ms. Sylvia Ganush (Lorna rave), an elderly gypsy woman requests a third extension of your mortgage because she is struggling with financial problems due to illness. To prove herself to Mr. Jacks, Christine, against his better view, denies Ms Ganush the. In desperation, Ms. Ganush prostrate itself before Christine, begging and kissing the edge of her skirt. Christine panic and pushing the woman away, their shame in public. As security guards escorted out Ganush, Mr. Tomas Christine compliments on how they handled the situation and means that if another large loan can close the position of assistant manager will be yours.
That night, Christine was attacked in his car by Ganush. After a violent struggle, Ganush remove a button from the jacket and Christine used to place a curse on it. Ms. Ganush disappears, leaving the damn button with Christine. Later, the boyfriend of Christine, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long), takes it to a coffee at your convenience. On the way home, passing a cashier in the store of wealth, and Christine insists on going in there, met the fortune teller Rhaman Jas (Dileep Rao), who tells Christine that she has a dark spirit on it .
Home Alone, Christine is attacked by the dark spirit, who appears as the silhouette of a goat's head. The spirit broken windows, cut power, and launches Christine across the room, causing minor injuries. Clay continued to assume that Ms. Christine Ganush and attacked again. However, when it insists that no one attacked it, which in contact with a psychologist. The psychologist said that victims of assault often relive the traumatic past, which seems to settle Christine. That night, Christine Ganush dreams that attacks on her bed, and at work the next day, he has a violent nosebleed. Fleeing deals Ganush to locate the home of his granddaughter. Christine learns that there Ganush died the night before, and her granddaughter is in the process of holding a wake for her. Christine makes a scene by accidentally hitting Ganush the body, and her granddaughter, Ilenka, says that she deserves what is coming for her.
Cast
- Alison Lohman as Christine Brown
- Justin Long as Professor Clayton "Clay" Dalton
- Lorna Raver as Mrs. Sylvia Ganush
- Dileep Rao as Rham Jas
- David Paymer as Mr. Jim Jacks
- Reggie Lee as Stu Rubin
- Adriana Barraza as Shaun San Dena
- Chelcie Ross as Leonard Dalton
- Molly Cheek as Trudy Dalton
- Bojana Novakovic as Ilenka Ganush
- Flor de Maria Chahua as Young Shaun San Dena
- Art Kimbro as the voice of Lamia
Reception
Drag Me to Hell has received very positive reviews from critics, with a "Certified Fresh" rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 168 reviews (156 "fresh", 12 "rotten") with an average of 7.7 / 10. Views of users, but still coming and becoming less positive. However, the film has 8.0 rating, with over 10 000 votes in the Internet Movie Database.
The movie selection at the Cannes Film Festival was greeted with generally positive reviews. Critics praised the capacity of director Raimi returning to horror genre after 16 years and still craft a very effective horror film with a comic effect. However, Peter Debruge Variety had mixed feelings about the film, saying, "weak and sterile subtext of the plot, the picture is only consciously dedicated to pushing the buttons of the audience, and better than Raimi to make Honors? Became focused on a critic of the film: the semi-convincing CG effects. "CG Toques - including that auds will cheering on the end credits - look cheap, but the practical effects and makeup are higher." However, he concluded: "However, there is no denying that offers much more than compete thriller PG-13 (including several of his own shingle Raimi Ghost House)." Empire magazine gave the film four out of five stars with reviewer Chris Hewitt commenting "Exciting and often hilarious, it's good to see a more inventive directors of Hollywood completely renovated. In this form, Spider-Man 4 should be a Belter. "
The film placed third to fourth at the box office during its opening weekend, earning $ 15,825,480, while it fell to 7th place in his second season with $ 7,040,550.
The movie selection at the Cannes Film Festival was greeted with generally positive reviews. Critics praised the capacity of director Raimi returning to horror genre after 16 years and still craft a very effective horror film with a comic effect. However, Peter Debruge Variety had mixed feelings about the film, saying, "weak and sterile subtext of the plot, the picture is only consciously dedicated to pushing the buttons of the audience, and better than Raimi to make Honors? Became focused on a critic of the film: the semi-convincing CG effects. "CG Toques - including that auds will cheering on the end credits - look cheap, but the practical effects and makeup are higher." However, he concluded: "However, there is no denying that offers much more than compete thriller PG-13 (including several of his own shingle Raimi Ghost House)." Empire magazine gave the film four out of five stars with reviewer Chris Hewitt commenting "Exciting and often hilarious, it's good to see a more inventive directors of Hollywood completely renovated. In this form, Spider-Man 4 should be a Belter. "
The film placed third to fourth at the box office during its opening weekend, earning $ 15,825,480, while it fell to 7th place in his second season with $ 7,040,550.
