Parables III

film 4 of 5

Drag Me to Hell

Film Review by Dean Duncan Jun 16, 2015

Our horror class goes nuts when we open the semester with this one. Drag Me to Hell really clearly illustrates the methods and the enjoyments of the Grand Guignol. By alternating horror and comedy the Raimis makes the horror fun, and leave you just a bit unsettled for the rest. Wildly, delightfully kinetic, and yet in pretty well perfect control. It means something too. Note our protagonists’s profession, and the institutions and values connected thereto…