Is this really the anorexically-thin excuse to get “Drag Me To Hell,” Sam Raimi’s new horror film, and its story mechanics going? A young, bank loan officer/ wannabe go-getter (Alison Loman) denies an old lady an extension on her home which means she’ll be evicted, so the old lady puts a supernatural curse on her ass (Justin Long co-stars, presumably playing a sap again). Cue screams and stuff.
We’ve heard of fun, dumb horror films, but this is narrative leap to propel the story forward is a joke, right? We expect more of Raimi. Maybe it’s supposed to be some sort of post-bailout commentary, but we doubt it considering it was shot long ago.
