Oh dear. One never expected Sam Raimi to become mediocre. Not after such schlock classics as the Evil Dead films, Crimewave or Darkman, or indeed the first two Spider-Man films, which combined wit and brio with fan gratification in just the right proportions. But here it is: the first actual Raimi film (I thought I'd forgive him for Spider-Man 3; keeping a comic-book franchise fresh is superhumanly hard work) which leaves me utterly indifferent. Anyone could have made this.A loan officer, played by the instantly forgettable Alison Lohman, declines a gypsy a loan and is consequently cursed to hell. Then pursued by spooks and demons of various kinds for 90 minutes, on an unswervingly dull path to the denouement. And I thought horror was meant to have surprises in it. D'oh!
4/10
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