Drag Me to Hell (2009), starring Alison Lohman and Justin Long. Yesterday was Halloween, and so, I included a horror movie to watch. I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars.
A loans clerk, played by Alison Lohman, denies a loan to an old woman who then puts a curse on her -- in three days, an evil, horned creature will drag her to hell. During this time Lohman's character hallucinates, runs from devilish shadows, visits fortune tellers and medians in attempts to end the curse. Justin Long is the boyfriend who doesn't believe what is going on, but remains supportive (he pays the seer 10K).
Ellen Page was originally cast but there were scheduling problems. But it doesn't matter because better acting wouldn't have improved Drag Me to Hell anyway.
Alison Lohman. I remember her playing a teen shuffled around foster homes in White Oleander (2002). That movie had three strong actresses -- Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright Penn, and Renee Zellweger -- all of whom maximized their screen time. As for Lohman, I remember her hair. She had cut it for a previous role, and wore a long-haired, straw-like wig throughout the movie. They should have spent money on extensions, bad wigs are distracting.
Justin Long. The Mac Guy and Drew Barrymore's on and off again boyfriend. He comes across as a nice guy, the nerd from highschool who grew up and got rich in a start-up. Unfortunately, looks are deceiving. He admitted he knows nothing about computers which, somehow, makes him less capable, and more unattractive:
[Interview with Fred Topel, 6/28/07, quoted from IMDb]
"I get the worst of both worlds. I look like a geeky hacker, but I don't know anything about computers."
The Mac Guy sucks with computers. Why would you ever side with him on the Mac/PC debate?
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