Economical Storytelling in Movies: A Case Study

drag-2.jpgSam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell exists mostly to remind the world that Sam Raimi made The Evil Dead and can still make The Evil Dead, which is good to know because Sam Raimi is re-making The Evil Dead. But amid all the giggle-inducing grossness are a few grace notes – unnecessarily skillful business that reminds us that Raimi also made A Simple Plan. I’m going to talk about one of those bits.