I am a HUGE fan of Evil Dead and Sam Raimi and that is why I couldn’t wait to see this movie.HUGE Disappointment!
Raimi lost his touch for horror, he has done an AWESOME job with all the Spiderman movies (I loved 3 even though many people didn’t) but he does nothing new here with horror.
This movie is about a loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home and finds herself the recipient of a curse, which turns her life into a living hell. She turns to a seer to try and save her soul. Alison Lohman as the loan officer is perfectly cast and Justin Long (the guy from all the Apple commercials) plays himself, again. This guy seems to do a movie every month. Why does he still do Apple commercials? His ass is probably tied to an iron clad contract. Anyway the movie could have been a Creepshow or Twilight Zone episode. It reminded me of The Stephen King 1996 movie Thinner, where a gypsy curses a fat guy to lose weight regardless of how much he eats.
This movie is about a loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home and finds herself the recipient of a curse, which turns her life into a living hell. She turns to a seer to try and save her soul. Alison Lohman as the loan officer is perfectly cast and Justin Long (the guy from all the Apple commercials) plays himself, again. This guy seems to do a movie every month. Why does he still do Apple commercials? His ass is probably tied to an iron clad contract. Anyway the movie could have been a Creepshow or Twilight Zone episode. It reminded me of The Stephen King 1996 movie Thinner, where a gypsy curses a fat guy to lose weight regardless of how much he eats.
Verdict: The scariest thing about this movie for me was seeing it in an empty theater. I was the only one in attendance?!? Wait for the midnight showings in order to goof on the flick. I laughed at many scenes. Great title, weak movie. Rent Thinner instead if you have not seen it.
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