Drag Me To Hell (2009)

Sam Raimi will be forever loved for giving us the Evil Dead series. That series is so good he is even forgiven for the atrocious Spiderman films he also directed. And that takes some forgiving. Drag Me To Hell sees Sam returning to the horror genre, but it is not a glorious return.

Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) upsets an old woman, Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver), who curses her. Christine may or may not be imagining horror and seeks help from a clairvoyant, Rham Jas (Dileep Rao), who just happens to not be a fake. They band together and seek the help of Shaun San Dena (Adriana Barraza). There is not much in the way of suspense or thrills or plot, but there are a few amusing scenes (usually involving special effects that almost look 3D) before the neat ending. It might have helped if the movie was a lot shorter as there is too much superfluous story and not enough imagination.