Fifteen years ago, one of the most popular recent horror movies debuted in cinemas and it still makes lists ofunforgettable storiesto this day.Drag Me To HellstarredAlison Lohman(Matchstick Men) as a cursed woman who has to fight tooth and nail for her own survival. The movie was directed by horror masterSam Raimi(Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), and starting this month, it has found a new streaming home on Prime Video.
Drag Me To Hellkicks off with a bad decision made byLohman’scharacter, Christine Brown. Eager to prove to her boss that she can be a cutthroat loan officer, Christine decides not to extend the mortgage of an old woman. The problem is, the woman decides to throw a curse on Christine: for three days, she’s subjected to terrible ordeals and by the end of the torment, she has the risk of being pulled into the fiery depths of hell. The cast also featuresOctavia Spencer(Truth Be Told),Justin Long(Barbarian),Lorna River(Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage),Dileep Rao(Avatar: The Way of Water),Reggie Lee(The Lincoln Lawyer),Adriana Barraza(Blue Beetle) andDavid Paymer(The Good Wife).
Despite the horrific synopsisand the torment that Christine is put under, Raimi managed to craft a disturbinghorror movie that is also rated PG-13. The director and screenwriter managed to do this with a combination of factors. First, Raimi and his brother (and co-screenwriter)Ivan RaimimadeDrag Me To Hellas an homage tolow-budget horror movies, meaning that its special effects are at times campy and meant to make audiences laugh out loud. Additionally, the Raimis decided to create ahorror atmosphererather than actually depictingviolence and gore— elements that tend to increase a movie’s rating.
Drag Me To HellWas a Horror Hit
The result was the best possible:Drag Me To Hellwas a box office hit that earned over $90 million against a $30 million budget. OnRotten Tomatoes, the moviestands tall at a 92% approval rate, meaning that it’s absolutely a must-watch.Dana StevensfromSlatecalled it a “brilliantly nasty little horror film,” and stated that the movie’s campy elements “work perfectly.“Roger Ebertgave it 3 out of 4 stars and praised Lohman as a scream queen worthy of the talents ofShelley DuvallinThe Shining.
Ever since it became a surprise hit, fans were soon asking Raimiabout a sequel, which the director teased just last year. Even though the filmmaker didn’t reveal much, he revealed that there’s a team trying to come up with a story and that he’s “anxious” about it. Should the sequel come to life, though, the story would probably have tofollow another character. And even if we saw Christine again, Raimi would have to pull Alison Lohman out of retirement: AfterDrag Me To Hell, the actor worked on a handful of titles and has been under the radarsince 2016.
You can streamDrag Me To Hellon Prime Video now.
Drag Me To Hell
A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
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