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Drag Me to Hell (2009) Rank 5 Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Going back to his roots, Raimi has made the most crazy, fun, and terrifying horror movie in years. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
A spine-tingling adventure guaranteed to elicit blood-curdling screams and to make you jump out of your seat when you least expect it. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Hugely enjoyable, genuinely scary and frequently hilarious, this is a superbly acted horror flick with terrific special effects that shows director Sam Raimi joyfully returning to his Evil Dead roots. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Sly Fox (Kam Williams)
A spine-tingling adventure guaranteed to elicit blood-curdling screams and to make you jump out of your seat when you least expect it. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Sly Fox (Kam Williams)
WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
A movie that is campy, frightening and one of the most memorable of the summer because it is so different from everything else ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)
Does Raimi really have to go back and do another frickin' Spider-Man movie after this? ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)
ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
"Drag Me to Hell" is the most fun I've had at the movies in years. It's destined to be a cult classic for all eternity. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)
Resistance and rebellion to the studio routine resounds throughout Drag Me to Hell, and as a return to the filmmaker's original witty shocks and gross-outs, how goddamn touching it is. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Raimi knows that we know the usual rhythms for these things, and he deliberately plays with them, holding a scary note for an extra long time, or waiting an extra beat before cutting loose. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
A movie that is campy, frightening and one of the most memorable of the summer because it is so different from everything else ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Orlando Weekly (William Goss)
[It] may not be terrifying through and through, but it sure is thrilling, in ways expected and less so, as prone to provoking giggles as it is gasps. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Orlando Weekly (William Goss)
Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)
How do you craft a horror film to perfection? Just add Sam Raimi to the mix to get the perfect brew of blood, sacrifices and a gypsy curse while leaving viewers dying for more. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)
I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)
The first horror flick of the mortgage crisis, this is great pulp and Lohman is game for everything. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)
BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)
When I walked out of the theater, the publicist asked me if I was the little girl screaming in the front row and I answered honestly with; 'Yes.' ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at BDK Reviews (Kevin McCarthy)
News of the World (Robbie Collin)
The 99-minute, eye-popping, bowel-twingeing, possessed-talking-goat extravaganza that follows must be one of the scariest things I've ever seen in the cinema. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at News of the World (Robbie Collin)
MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)
Drag Me to Hell composes an underscore of terror that will keep its admirers on edge for the entire running time. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)
AV Club (Scott Tobias)
This is junk filmmaking at its finest. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at AV Club (Scott Tobias)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
...Raimi returns to his roots with a vengeance, giving his gypsy curse/exorcism horror the kind of over-the-top, almost operatic feel that hasn't graced genre screens in decades. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
Behind the camera and in complete control, Sam Raimi comes to Drag Me to Hell with eyes ablaze, taking his genuine love for horror and bestowing it upon the audience like a gift. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)
...truly a screamingly giddy piece of entertainment. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)
Dallas Morning News (Christopher Kelly)
It's the work of a filmmaker once again drunk on the daffy possibilities of horror filmmaking -- and determined to share that joy with his fans. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Dallas Morning News (Christopher Kelly)
EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
It's outrageously dark and twisted in the most delightful ways, a frenetic funhouse of terrors that causes almost as much laughter as pants-wetting. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Filmcritic.com (Bill Gibron)
it is nice to have Sam Raimi back doing what he does best -- scaring the bejesus out of people. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Filmcritic.com (Bill Gibron)
BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Hell is an efficient, exceptional shocker that serves up bucketfuls of jolts and icks with eye-bulging enthusiasm. It's honestly the best horror film I've seen in ages. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
If you're just looking for a fun horror flick that's a little gross, a bit silly, and entirely entertaining, this is bound to be one of the year's finest genre offerings. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
CampBlood.org (Brian Juergens)
A gooey, frenetic, raucous and mind-meltingly clever delight. This fabulously compact little morality tale is the most fun you'll ever have analyzing our economic collapse. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at CampBlood.org (Brian Juergens)
IGN Movies UK (Chris Tilly)
It's a visceral assault on the senses and will have you gasping for breath as the laughs and scares mount. Raimi directs with the confidence and flair of a genre master. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at IGN Movies UK (Chris Tilly)
Empire Magazine (Devin Faraci)
Click to read the article ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Empire Magazine (Devin Faraci)
Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
A rickety, old-fashioned scare picture made by a man who proved many years ago that he has nothing left to prove in the horror genre. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
AskMen.com (AskMen.com Staff)
Sam Raimi returns to his Evil Dead roots with this white-knuckle horror flick that has the ability to scare the pants off you one moment then cause the giggles the next. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at AskMen.com (AskMen.com Staff)
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
'Drag Me to Hell' scared the daylights out of me. That is, when I wasn't laughing at the dark humor that only Sam Raimi can concoct. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Cast aside all PG-13 biases folks, you'll be glad to know that even with the rating, "Drag Me to Hell" is one of the finer horror movies released this year... ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Is it as hilarious as the Evil Deads? Almost. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Deliciously scary and wickedly tongue-in-cheek, Drag Me to Hell is devilish fun that cinema lovers of all kinds owe themselves to experience. So entertaining it ought to be a crime. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
JoBlo
I never thought I'd say this. Never. But I have officially forgotten SPIDERMAN 3. I want to hug Sam Raimi. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at JoBlo
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
The Rolling Stones album 'Let It Bleed' advised: THIS RECORD SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD. Prints of this film must be stamped with a similar order: Tension is created by ear-smashing NOISE, to create a hell-on-earth feeling of temporary insanity in the viewer. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Will the target audience go for it? I hope so. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
The characters are solid, the shocks are grab-your-heart-medicine scary, the story glides from twist to twist with diabolical grace. And it's damned funny. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
good, malicious fun that revels in its own absurdity, lack of lofty ambitions, and determination to drag you down with it ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
If The Exorcist were re-imagined by Bugs Bunny, this is what you'd get. Drag Me to Hell is a head trip for the ages. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Drag Me to Hell more than lives up to the hype surrounding the horror master's return to the genre. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Mania.com (Rob Vaux)
Evil Dead 4? Not quite, but you can see it from here. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Mania.com (Rob Vaux)
E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)
While you wait patiently for Sam Raimi to make Evil Dead 4, he gives you the next best thing. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)
About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Sam Raimi's return to directing a horror film is everything you could have asked for and more. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Oregonian (Mike Russell)
Raimi as a filmmaker is clearly having more fun than he's had in years. So will his fans. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Oregonian (Mike Russell)
Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Observer [UK] (Philip French)
After the outstanding thriller A Simple Plan and his three blockbusting Spider-Man movies, former enfant terrible Sam Raimi celebrates his forthcoming 50th birthday by making a visceral horror movie of the kind that established his reputation and attracte ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Observer [UK] (Philip French)
Channel 4 Film (Anton Bitel)
There's goo, gore and guffaws galore in this outrageous celebration of everything you used to love about both Sam Raimi and the horror genre itself. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Channel 4 Film (Anton Bitel)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Lohman is terrific as the nice girl, and watching her lose a grip on her own moral core is remarkably involving. Long gets to add some texture to his slightly thankless boyfriend role. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Sam Raimi had me at the ticked-off talking goat, but he gave me so much more. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
CanMag
He's not reinventing the genre, but he doesn't have to. He already did that once, and now he's just doing what he's good at. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at CanMag
Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)
Drag Me to Hell has everything you want in a horror film...Welcome back to the land of the dead, Sam Raimi. You've been away too long. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Hollywood & Fine (Marshall Fine)
Horror.Com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Drag Me To Hell pays off with playful, powerful panache. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Horror.Com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
One of the best horror films to be seen in many years. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Don't think of Drag Me to Hell as a grisly horror flick. Instead, realize that it is the most hilarious movie of 2009. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Raimi can do more with a set of false teeth and a compelling, if deeply flawed, heroine that most horror hacks can with enough fake blood to flood the Great Basin. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
has re-animated every trope with a dazzling vibrancy that pays homage to the classics while still being acutely contemporary, thematically timeless, and absolutely terrifying ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
Christine resolves to be more like him, to be tougher with people who are behind on payments. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Daily Telegraph (Sukhdev Sandhu)
Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
Welcome back, Sam Raimi. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)
The Age (Australia) (Jim Schembri)
MTV (Kurt Loder)
Director Sam Raimi reconfirms his evil cred. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
This is London (Charlotte O'Sullivan)
Drag Me to Hell is simultaneously gritty and goofy, brightly coloured and down-to-earth. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at This is London (Charlotte O'Sullivan)
Herald Sun (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)
SFX Magazine (Ian Berriman)
An uproariously entertaining piece of lunacy, studded with belly laughs. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at SFX Magazine (Ian Berriman)
Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Drag Me To Hell is the greatest horror film of the decade and is a must see for scare fans. Gore-geous! ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)
The great thing about Drag Me To Hell is that it is laugh-out-loud funny as well as scream-out-loud scary... and as one who has a hard time with horror movies, I must say it is darn entertaining. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Sunday Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)
Little White Lies (Matt Glasby)
Raimi's return to the splatter genre is absolutely, unrelentingly mental. Terrifying in places, screamingly stupid in others, it's a riot from OTT start to ADHD finish. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Little White Lies (Matt Glasby)
Sun Online ()
You will curse yourself if you miss this horror classic. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Sun Online ()
Uncut Magazine [UK] (Damon Wise)
Drag Me To Hell is never less than trashy, adrenalised fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Uncut Magazine [UK] (Damon Wise)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Raimi sure-handedly blends thrills with giggles in this old-fashioned, newfangled, over-the-top hair-raiser. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Empire Magazine (Chris Hewitt (UK))
Thrilling and often hilarious, it's good to see one of Hollywood's most inventive directors fully reinvigorated. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Empire Magazine (Chris Hewitt (UK))
Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Going gloriously over the top, Raimi simply aims to make us laugh and scare the pants off us, and he hits the mark on both fronts. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Financial Times (Karl French)
Hokum and trash, but very entertaining hokum and a classy kind of trash. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Financial Times (Karl French)
Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Leigh Paatsch)
Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
Drag Me To Hell proves it's possible to satiate gorehounds and scare them and make them laugh. It's a descent into the underworld that, for once, is worth taking. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Scotsman (Alistair Harkness)
Dread Central (Uncle Creepy)
Lohman takes a Bruce Campbell-style beating through Raimi's wonderful world of swoop-cams, attacking furniture and pus-spewing creatures...Take a deep sigh of relief, horror fans. Sam's back! ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Dread Central (Uncle Creepy)
Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Cheap, nasty and rather magnificent. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Independent (Anthony Quinn)
BrandonFibbs.com (Brandon Fibbs)
Raimi always keeps some part of his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. He wants you to laugh as often as he wants you to scream, and he succeeds in equal measure with both. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at BrandonFibbs.com (Brandon Fibbs)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
A funhouse freak show that's more interested in delivering old-fashioned chills than in wallowing in misogyny, masochism and mutilation. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
It's good, clean, bile-soaked fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
This is a movie that will have you scream, laugh and squirm... ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Christianity Today (Annie Young Frisbie)
t's creepy and gory, not to mention theologically suspect, and will give all but the most stalwart horror fans an unshakable case of the screaming meemees. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Christianity Today (Annie Young Frisbie)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Kevin C. Johnson)
A junky but entertaining throwback. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Kevin C. Johnson)
MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
The evil is back. The Oldsmobile is back. Horror director Sam Raimi is back. What's not to love? ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
...walks a narrow path between campiness, sincerity, and sudden bursts of shock and 'aaaah'! ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Things fall apart somewhat in the predictable finale, but Raimi shows he hasn't forgotten how much fun it is to get scared to death. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Drag Me To Hell is quick and lowdown-delightful. It's also a graveyard or two up in class from the torture films that, in recent years, have redefined horror for the worse. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Yeah, Drag Me to Hell is schlock cinema. But it's schlock cinema with a Ph.D. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Raimi succeeds at giving literal moviemaking a good name, while providing diabolic catharsis for many a disgruntled homeowner. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
...ultimately stands as a refreshing alternative to the myriad of Asian-horror remakes that have been flooding the marketplace as of late. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
There's no truth in the title. Drag Me to Hell is horror-movie heaven. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
An unabashedly schlocky, expertly executed blend of jack-in-the-box jolts and humour. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The wait for a truly scary movie -- for a rambunctious, slam-bang, all-out, slap-you-sideways horror picture -- is finally over. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The Movie Kit (Kit Bowen)
Watch Sam Raimi get his horror groove back. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at The Movie Kit (Kit Bowen)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
With the same twisted humor Raimi displayed in Evil Dead and Army of Darkness, his Drag Me to Hell is wickedly jolly and disturbingly frightening -- often at the same time. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
A near-brilliant comedy disguised as a quickie horror flick, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell is the year's most frightfully hilarious movie so far. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
If all you want are shocks and bumps and screams and laughs and a couple of they-did-NOT-just-show-that jawdroppers -- then Drag Me To Hell is definitely the funhouse ride for you. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... Has some fun with its premise and characters. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Doesn't boast a plot to match its hilariously over-the-top title, but it offers enough scares and chuckles to make for an enjoyably ghoulish cinematic roller-coaster ride. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
An unconscionably fun chiller that re-discovers the genre's missing secret sauce. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Think of this as Night of the Demon on amphetamines as reimagined by the Three Stooges. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Sydney Morning Herald (Paul Byrnes)
Courier Mail (Australia) (Des Partridge)
New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
Drag Me to Hell is an eyeball-gouging lesson in how to make a genre flick and live to tell about it. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at New York Daily News (Joe Neumaier)
DVDTown.com (Christopher Long)
The plot is pretty silly, but Raimi films are always more about the tour-de-force sequences than the story. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at DVDTown.com (Christopher Long)
At the Movies (Australia) (Margaret Pomeranz)
Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
Isn't as inspired, or as gory, as the best of Evil Dead, but it's still good senseless fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)
ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Raimi going back to his roots, showing that he hasn't forgotten how to exercise his wickedly mischievous side to put on a hell of a show. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Immerses you into a heroine's nightmare, tinged with humor and a blast furnace that could be the gateway to not-heaven. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Horror Hacker (Maitland McDonagh)
Sam Raimi's return to the flat-out, no-holds-barred genre hijinks of his youth is a mixed blessing, at least to those of us who came of age in the shadow of The Evil Dead. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Horror Hacker (Maitland McDonagh)
TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Our heroine is asleep at home. A fly buzzes near her, lands on her face, crawls into her right nostril. After a few beats, it emerges from her left nostril and, purposefully, presses itself into her closed mouth. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
En route to the inevitable cacophonous bad-spirits-versus-humans showdown in Drag Me to Hell, the humans have to set the scene. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Time Out New York (David Fear)
Raimi's return to Evil Dead territory is proof that, respectability be damned, he can still whip up a slapstick splatterfest -- albeit a PG-13 one -- when the mood strikes. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Time Out New York (David Fear)
BET.com (Clay Cane)
MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Exorcist-like hokey supernatural thriller. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Proves Raimi still knows how to crawl under an audience's skin. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)
The freewheeling spirit that infused The Evil Dead is absent here. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Critic's Notebook (Robert Levin)
Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)
[Sam] Raimi returns to the horror game with a film boasting a satisfying originality -- a device too often missing from the horror-film toolbox -- and wicked, depraved wit. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Times-Picayune (Mike Scott)
KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
Anyone who is a fan of Sam Raimi's from his Evil Dead days has been waiting for him to return to horror. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
A giddy procession of intermittently successful jump scares and make-you-vomit sight gags strung together by a story so elemental it could be rendered in mural form on a funhouse wall. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
Seattle Times (John Hartl)
[The characters are] so innocuous, and they're played with so little verve, that you don't feel a strong identification when their lives are wrecked. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Seattle Times (John Hartl)
eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
If Raimi had a rubber skeleton he could launch into the audience, he probably would. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Boxoffice Magazine (Richard Mowe)
Drag Me to Hell shows him (director Sam Raimi) back confidently where he belongs, displaying his trademark brio and invention. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Richard Mowe)
Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)
Bad taste? Undoubtedly. And the slim storyline only just sustains itself to feature length. But if you're in the mood for this kind of impishness, it's extremely jolly entertainment. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)
Total Film (Jamie Graham)
Gaudy, ghoulish, this particular creepshow plugs into the EC Comics of the '50s, laughing uproariously in the face of death. Forgettable, but groovy while it lasts. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Total Film (Jamie Graham)
Guardian [UK] (Andrew Pulver)
Raimi is a master at maintaining a particular type of cinematic tone: scary without being unwatchable, and revolting without losing wit. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Guardian [UK] (Andrew Pulver)
jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
Campy, funny and scary but the ending is a let down. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
Reno News and Review (Bob Grimm)
The Screengrab (Nick Schager)
A delirious haunted house carnival ride. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at The Screengrab (Nick Schager)
What Would Toto Watch? (Christian Toto)
Drag Me to Hell? More like sauntering through purgatory. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at What Would Toto Watch? (Christian Toto)
New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Drag Me to Hell is pure cheese. Goat cheese. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Oh no, not another PG-13 horror film! "But wait," you say. "It's by Sam Raimi. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
In modern horror there's always a line they can't cross. Drag Me To Hell stabs it, sacrifices it, buries it in the back yard, and then gets away with it by giving the audience a wink and a nod. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
Time Out (Nigel Floyd)
An ambitious loans officer divests an elderly lady of her property and ends up cursed by the now homeless old sorceress. A seer is contacted to help reverse the spell, but things spiral out of control. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Time Out (Nigel Floyd)
Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Apart from the evocative title, which is a great nod to '50s drive-in fare, the film is as predictable as a meal beneath the golden arches. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Scott Von Doviak)
Entertaining enough in its squishy-squirmy way, and the payoff delivers a little jolt of that old time Raimi magic. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Scott Von Doviak)
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Moriarty)
[The] brand-new self-described "spook-a-blast" is a nasty little bit of cyanide fun, a new Sam Raimi horror film, and it is an indecent amount of fun. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Moriarty)
eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
The movie is manic and gross, all right, but not much fun unless you enjoy watching an attractive 29-year-old woman getting punished repulsively over and over. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
Screen International (Brent Simon)
A slickly made, engaging horror film that evokes the spirit of much of the director's early work. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Screen International (Brent Simon)
Variety (Peter Debruge)
Scant of plot and barren of subtext, the pic is single-mindedly devoted to pushing the audience's buttons, and who better than Raimi to do the honors? ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Variety (Peter Debruge)
Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
I really can't recommend it. Despite the fact that I support the idea of comedy horror, I do generally ask that it contain at the very least either comedy or horror. ...read the complete Drag Me to Hell movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
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by DefyTime on July 17, 2009 Richardson, Texas
Maybe it is because I don't like horror movies but I didn't like this at all. I was dragged there, no pun intended. It was a little too much for ...
by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
The thing that makes this movie so great is that it doesn't rely on the special effects to scare you. It makes the story scary and the littlest of things make you jump in your seat. Sure, some things could be done better, but I haven't been ...
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