Review #150: Drag Me to Hell (2009)
This review was originally written in 2022. Gabe's 100 Bucket List Horror Films Review #5- Drag Me to Hell (2009) So far, all of the Bucket List movies I've watched have been ones I've seen before (that'll change soon, don't worry) and this movie is no exception. I saw this back when it came out, and my thoughts then are mostly the same as they are now: Drag Me to Hell is a solid, fun horror movie with some great scares, great acting, and phenomenal cinematography. I noticed a lot of details I never caught before, many of which are likely intentional metaphor- the main character has a subtle backstory that keeps being brought up against her will throughout the story, over and over, in ways that make her ordeal even more and more traumatic and personal than it felt at first. All of the characters' actions feel real and believable (if a bit on-the-nose, apart from the backstory I alluded to the dialogue and characterization in this film is about as subtle as a ham...