Drag Me to Hell (2009)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers (WGA):

Sam Raimi (written by) &
Ivan Raimi (written by)

Release Date:

29 toukokuu 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.

Plot:

A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

Plot Keywords:

Curse | Bank | Button | Hell | Mortgage

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alison Lohman	...	Christine Brown
Justin Long	...	Clay Dalton
Lorna Raver	...	Mrs. Ganush
Dileep Rao	...	Rham Jas
David Paymer	...	Mr. Jacks
Adriana Barraza	...	Shaun San Dena
Chelcie Ross	...	Leonard Dalton
Reggie Lee	...	Stu Rubin
Molly Cheek	...	Trudy Dalton
Bojana Novakovic	...	Ilenka Ganush
Kevin Foster	...	Milos
Alexis Cruz	...	Farm Worker
Ruth Livier	...	Farm Worker’s Wife
Shiloh Selassie	...	Farm Worker's Son
Flor de Maria Chahua	...	Young Shaun San Dena

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Hungarian | Czech

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45266) | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Iceland:16 | South Africa:16LV | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:18 | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In the car fight scene, Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) curses in Hungarian, saying, "Az ördög szálljon beléd!" ("The devil does fly into you!")

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the scene in the grave, after Christine shoves the body of Mrs. Ganush off of her, you can clearly see the cable that is holding up the dummy of Mrs. Ganush.

Quotes:

Christine Brown: Here kitty, kitty...

Movie Connections:

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Soundtrack:

Non Rimane Piu Nessuno

Complete and outstanding!

It's the first time I do a review here on IMDb. Although I've seen countless movies (and great ones too! ;)), this one impelled me to make a review: it just BLEW MY MIND! I'm a horror movies lover and I thought that Hollywood had nothing else to offer in this genre. Think about it: "The Grudge" and "Quarantine" are adaptations (and poor ones, I might say) of the Japanese "Ju On" series and the Spanish "Rec". So, what changed in this picture? It's easy: Sam Raimi! "Drag Me to Hell" is not a masterpiece, but it has all the right ingredients of a horror movie: a lot of suspense, dreadful creatures, spooky situations and the most important of all - PACE! You can't take the eyes off the screen, because you're eager to see what comes next, and next, and next... Ah! But Sam Raimi does it even better: he adds the salt and pepper of his horror movies - COMEDY! The dark and gore comedy, the trademark of the "Evil Dead" trilogy, that permits you to relax and laugh of some gruesome situations the characters face, just before you jump in chair with some more spooky stuff! ;) A wonderful surprise! This flick is a MUST SEE!