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It’s been good news all around for director Sam Raimi, and his return to Comedic Horror with his latest film Drag Me to Hell. Due out in theaters on May 29th, the film stars Alison Lohman as Christine, an ambitious and eager young loan officer who becomes cursed after she refuses an old woman an extension on her mortgage.
It can be a slippery slope when the “big time” directors “return to their roots” as filmmakers. Usually that’s code for, “my last movie sucked, so I guess I’ll make what people used to like me for.” Not to mention it just sounds obnoxious. Now known as the director of the Spider-Man movies, Raimi got his start writing, directing, and tormenting Bruce Campbell in The Evil Dead series. His last real foray into the Horror Genre was 2000’s The Gift with Cate Blanchett and Katie Holmes (the only good role she’s ever had).
A sneak preview of Drag Me to Hell was shown during SXSW in Austin back in March and the lucky few who were present have had nothing but glowing reviews for both Raimi and the film. In his review for Ain’t It Cool News, Harry Knowles called the film, “a masterpiece of American Horror,” and Scott Weinberg of FEARnet described the film as an “old-fashioned scary story that's a little gross, a little silly, and entirely entertaining.” Raimi himself is describing the tone as a cross between Evil Dead 1 and Evil Dead 2. This hopefully means a unique and effective blending of both scares and humor.
I know it’s a bad idea to get my hopes up so early in the game, and generally I remain skeptical until I’ve actually seen the finished product. However, it’s a rarity for any film or filmmaker to truly capture the wit and skill that Raimi showcases in his work. Even through the polished CGI the Spider-man movies have that twinge of the offbeat approach to filmmaking that makes Raimi’s early work so much fun to watch. So in this case I’ll make an exception, and expect nothing but the best.
Check out the trailer for Drag Me to Hell.
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