I have a buddy. He and I thoroughly enjoy watching scary movies with other people. Mostly because he and I aren't scared by most of them and we like to watch how other people get freaked pout by them. Occasionally though, we will find a horror movie that entertains us. Not because it's scary, but because it just has so much made up "horror" that it makes us laugh until we cry. Some movies just do entirely too much. They throw every creepy thing they can think of at you in an attempt to make you scream. Unfortunately, this usually back fires and anyone can predict everything that is about to happen in the movie. Drag Me To Hell is this type of movie.
Case in point, after the initial flashback, opening scene we meet an old woman begging for help from a bank's loan officer, Christine (Alison Lohman). While talking the woman is almost constantly hacking up phlegm into her handkerchief and when Christine steps away she removes her teeth and sucks on a piece of candy. Only to replace the candy and her teeth when Christine comes back. So now here comes the basic plot of this movie. Christine tells the woman the bank cannot help her anymore and that she is going to lose her house. The woman begs and grovels and Christine has her escorted out by security. The woman then places a curse on her, but it doesn't exactly happen like that. She waits until Christine is leaving that evening and when Christine gets in her car she see that disgusting handkerchief floating in the parking garage. Only to turn around and see who in her back seat? That's right. The old lady, Mrs. Ganush. An epic brawl ensues and it's honestly hysterical to watch. Christine's only weapon is a stapler and a ruler. So of course the woman gets some staples in the face. The Christine starts the car and crashes into things. Mrs Ganush's teeth fall out when she hits the dashboard of the car and then she falls on Christine and tries to gum her to death. Yes, she quite literally sucks and drools on her chin for a disgusting five seconds. Anyway, that battle is probably the most entertained you will ever be by a horror movie. At least in that manner.
The movie really gets no better from there. The woman dies and Christine happens to stop by the family on the day of the funeral. She falls on the casket and Mrs. Ganush falls on her and explodes bodily fluids from her mouth onto Christine's face. Christine realizes she's been cursed and looks for ways to get rid of it before she is dragged to hell. Everything in this movie is kind of comical. Everything from Mrs. Ganush always trying to French Christine, to the evil talking goat at the end. There's a lot of CG and it really does take away from a movie that could have been scary if they had just toned it down a bit. Too many cliches, too many disgusting scenes, and too many overly exaggerated, clearly fake incidents make this movie almost a B list horror.
