Sam Raimi: Full Of Talent, Falling Well Short Of Excellence
Sam Raimi, director of the Spiderman trilogy and the Evil Dead trilogy has returned with an interesting, yet possibly dull movie, Drag Me To Hell. The title alone, not catchy, nor interesting is a new twist to Sam Raimi’s roller-coaster career. His B-movie foray with the Evil Dead trilogy propelled him onto the scene and follows that with a mediocre attempt with the Spiderman trilogy. Though the movie is already edited and set for release this Friday, it is unlikely Raimi will have redeemed himself. The use of below average CG is evident in the trailer and what’s worse, this movie doesn’t take on the seriousness of what a story like this could be. It remains to be seen how the movie will fare, however, with his recent string of work, one can expect it won’t be very good. Apple boy and Allison Lohman won’t be strong enough to carry the movie. Raimi has so much potential and he set himself up to be an excellent director and writer, particularly after the widely popular Evil Dead series. What happened? Maybe the fame got to him or maybe he got lucky. No one knows, but just don’t expect a whole lot from him in the future. Who knows, I could be wrong. But probably not.
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