Drag Me to Hell is written and directed by Sam Raimi and co-written by Ivan Raimi. The film stars Alison Lohman (Matchstick Men) Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Lorna River, and Justin Long. Christine Brown is your average loan officer, getting by in the world and looking for that big promotion. She gets her opportunity when Mrs. Ganush comes along, looking for an extension on her house loan so that she may continue to live there. Her boss Mr. Jacks tells her to take initiative and that she has to make the difficult decisions in order to climb the corporate ladder. She denies Mrs. Ganush the extension and well I'd be damned if I said all hell didn't break loose. Mrs. Ganush curses Christine and attacks her.
I haven't had so much fun with a film like this in a long time. Drag Me to Hell is all sorts of fun, even doing so while being incredibly campy. I got several friends to go along who thought the film was going to be complete crap but they ended up walking out with their jaws hanging to their shoes. Sure there's a conveniently placed anvil lying in a Los Angeles shed, but it was so much fun to see it used! The film also does a great job in getting you to jump, even when you expect it. 

The dialogue is cheesy, (bitch!!) the special effects are corny, there's a lot of mouth action in this film (no pun intended) so prepare to be grossed out a lot. And best of all, you get to see a talking goat, and a dancing goat demon possessing a human (danced like that at a party, boy people got confused). Drag Me to Hell is also very loud. 

Alison Lohman is probably not the greatest lead actress but for DMTH I thought she did a great job, especially delivering the quite teenager like lines she delivers when she triumphs over a demon. Justin Long did an alright job playing her boyfriend professor of psychology. 

I won't spoil the ending of the film, but suffice to say that there were so many areas they could have taken Drag Me to Hell. Not that I necessarily want a sequel to a film like this, but Sam Raimi could have easily branched off into other areas. That said, I had a ridiculous amount of fun watching Drag Me to Hell, so try to convince your friends to watch it, because they very well could be pleasantly surprised. And remember to put your dentures back in if you want to bite someone's face off.

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