One Hell of an ending

I went into this film without knowing much about its plot except that it involved some sort of invocation of a curse that damned the main character to Hell. That was enough for me to go and see it in theatres, not to mention that it was directed by Sam Raimi (of Evil Dead fame). I was hoping to see his brilliant - albeit somewhat cheesy - style of combining horror and comedy, and I certainly wasn't disappointed in that regard.

Drag Me to Hell is the story of a woman who's up for a major promotion at the bank she works at. In order to prove to her boss that's she's fully capable of making tough decisions, she refuses an extension on an old gypsy woman's mortgage payment. Shamed and infuriated, the old woman stalks Christine (Allison Lohman) after work and bestows upon her the curse of the Lamia, a force that will drag her to Hell in three day's time.

What impressed me the most was the perfect mix of necessary realism (both in situation and effects) and comedic relief. It reminded me why the Evil Deads (and including Army of Darkness) were so great and how this film in particular really worked because of it. Despite the fact that I jumped a few times (something I rarely do), one part made me really uncomfortable - one word: kitten. And although a few parts were predictable, especially an important one pertaining to the ending, I was still shocked and completely satisfied with the ending altogether.

Drag Me to Hell signals Raimi's triumphant return to horror, despite his recent meanderings into vapid blockbuster fluff, and I look forward to what he's capable of doing with the genre in the future.

7/10