Drag Me To Hell (2009)

Drag Me To Hell (PG-13) - Review

"Hell hath no fury like a film fan scorned..."

After the career boost of the Spider-man francise (and the down turn that was Spider-Man 3), director Sam Raimi dives back to his SplatterHouse roots for a stab at campy gory fun from his youth and misses by a mile.  The schlocky tale of a perky bank loan agent who, after being overlooked for promotion at work, picks on the wrong overdue account.  A hex is put on her, and in true Raimi/Three Stooges style she is persecuted by bad fortune and ill omens until she attempts to pass the buck in eye rolling (and popping) fashion.

This attempts to be Army of Darkness without the humor of Bruce Campbell and without the special effects of KNB and so fails miserably.  Unwanted CGI, unneeded slapstick gore, a luke warm PG13 rating, a milktoast boyfriend and a bitchturn by our antagonist and there is nothing to identify with or root for.  At the center of its problems is the anemic fun factor and the self-serving amusement that one can feel emanating from behind the camera.  It's your mess Raimi, you clean it up.

2.5 Convenient Hags out of 10 (BAD)