History YMMV / DragMeToHell

** However one feels about the ending, it's easily the most divisive part of the movie -- some viewers thought it was funny in a BlackComedy kind of way, others thought it was too mean-spirited, and opinions on it rarely gel. [[spoiler:A DownerEnding in a horror movie is not exactly surprising. But the fact it's also a CruelTwistEnding and that Raimi seems to be portraying Christine's fate as something that is deserved causes a split between people who view this movie. Some people think that it's hilariously mean-spirited and on-brand for Sam Raimi, or that Christy had it coming for the things she did to try and get rid of the curse, including damning someone else to Hell. Others think that it cheapens the movie, because Christy supposedly did everything she had to do to break the curse, but then a sudden twist of fate takes that away, making it feel unearned.]]

** However one feels about the ending, it's easily the most divisive part of the movie -- some viewers thought it was funny in a BlackComedy kind of way, others thought it was too mean-spirited, and opinions on it rarely gel. [[spoiler:A DownerEnding in a horror movie is not exactly surprising. But the fact it's also a CruelTwistEnding and the fact that Raimi seems to be portraying Christine's fate as something that is deserved causes a split between people who view this movie. Some people think that it's hilariously mean-spirited and on-brand for Sam Raimi, or that Christy had it coming for the things she did to try and get rid of the curse, including damning someone else to Hell. Others think that it cheapens the movie, because Christy supposedly did everything she had to do to break the curse, but then a sudden twist of fate takes that away, making it feel unearned.]]

** However one feels about the ending, it's easily the most divisive part of the movie -- some viewers thought it was funny in a BlackComedy kind of way, others thought it was too mean-spirited, and opinions on it rarely gel. [[spoiler:A DownerEnding in a horror movie is not exactly surprising. But the fact it's also a CruelTwistEnding causes a split between people who view this movie. Some people think that it's hilariously mean-spirited and on-brand for Sam Raimi, or that Christy had it coming for the things she did to try and get rid of the curse, including damning someone else to Hell. Others think that it cheapens the movie, because Christy supposedly did everything she had to do to break the curse, but then a sudden twist of fate takes that away, making it feel unearned.]]

* SpecialEffectFailure: The CGI isn't too convincing when Christine drops an anvil on Ganush.

** The ending is failry divisive. [[spoiler:A DownerEnding in a horror movie is not exactly surprising. But the fact it's also a CruelTwistEnding causes a split between people who view this movie. Some people think that it's hilariously mean-spirited and on-brand for Sam Raimi, or that Christy had it coming for the things she did to try and get rid of the curse, including damning someone else to Hell. Others think that it cheapens the movie, because Christy supposedly did everything she had to do to break the curse, but then a sudden twist of fate takes that away, making it feel unearned.]] However one feels about the ending, it's easily the most divisive part of the movie.

** The ending is failry divisive. [[spoiler:A DownerEnding in a horror movie is not exactly surprising. But the fact it's also a CruelTwistEnding causes a split between people who view this movie. Some people think that it's hilariously mean-spirited and on-brand for Sam Raimi, or that Christy had it coming for the things she did to try and get rid of the curse, including damning someone else to Hell. Others think that it cheapens the movie, because Christy supposedly did everything she had to do to break the curse, but then a sudden twist of fate takes that away, making it feel unearned.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: A rapidly circulating [[http://www.slate.com/id/2219528 theory]] states that all of the events of the movie after her encounter with Mrs. Ganush were hallucinations caused by her insecurities and guilt. [[spoiler: Even her getting dragged to Hell at the end is just a hallucination at the moment of her death, which was caused by getting hit by the train.]]

* TheWoobie: Christine, Clay, the Mexican boy and his parents, and the two animals involved in the plot.

* BrokenBase: Viewers are split as to whether the film is meant to be a HorrorComedy or not. Given the director is Creator/SamRaimi, one would think it ''is'' meant to be intentionally campy. But others think it was unintentional.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The CruelTwistEnding. [[spoiler: Being dragged to hell because of mixing up an envelope]] would be one thing, but having her [[spoiler: fall down the train tracks, be about to get hit by one, ''then'' getting dragged down into hell while Clay looks on in hopeless horror]] is just hilariously, brutally mean-spirited.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Some viewers, but not all, will be put off from the idea of a whole movie where a fairly likable woman is predestined to be dragged to hell, and there's nothing she can do to escape her fate.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Some viewers, but not all, will be put off from the idea of a whole movie where a woman is predestined to be dragged to hell, and there's nothing she can do to escape her fate.

* TooBleakStopCaring: Some viewers, but not all, will be put off from the idea of a whole movie where a woman is predestined to be dragged to hell, and there's nothing she can do to escape her fate.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Latecomers to the movie may recognize Rham Jas from one of his subsequent blockbusters, either as [[{{Film/Avatar}} Max the scientist]] or especially [[{{Film/Inception}} Yusuf the chemist]].

* AcceptableEthnicTargets: The UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} again. On the other hand, her grievance is legitimate, although she obviously takes it too far.
* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Bankers. The movie implies, and many viewers also took the position, that Christine deserved her fate for not giving the old woman another extension, never mind that she gave no reason for Chris to think she'd be able to make the next payment this time.

** This theory is brilliant, especially as it explains why after Christine sprays blood everywhere like a firehose, her boss only acts concerned that there is blood on his suit. There may actually be some meat on this theory, if the talk about psychoanalysis in the psychic's parlor at the beginning of the movie is of any indication.

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Bankers. The movie implies, and many viewers also took the position, that Christine deserved her fate for not giving the gypsy woman another extension, never mind that she gave no reason for Chris to think she'd be able to make the next payment this time.

** This theory is brilliant, especially as it explains why after Christine sprays blood everywhere like a firehose, her boss only acts concerned that there is blood on his suit.
*** This theory has also great chances to have been put into the movie by Sam and Ted Raimi, if the talk about psychoanalysis in the psychic's parlor at the beginning of the movie is of any indication.
** [[http://www.slashfilm.com/is-drag-me-to-hell-really-about-a-girl-with-an-eating-disorder/ There's also the theory that the movie is actually about eating disorders.]] ''And it makes sense''.
*** Her eating disorder killed the seance lady?
*** Though not mentioned in the article, the Lamiae are traditionally associated with gluttony in Greek folklore.

*** She couldn't go through with damning ''anyone's'' soul to hell until she had the idea of turning the curse back on Sylvia Ganush. It became a matter of self-defense, giving the curse to the person who was irresponsible enough to invoke it to begin with - or so Christine believed, according to the theory. If Ganush knowingly and wilfully invoked the curse, and if that would result in ''someone'' inevitably being damned, she was the most deserving. That way nobody else would have to suffer, including the most innocent Christine. Christine ''did'' take quite some satisfaction in giving Ganush the button, but she had gone through a lot of torment by then, and she seemed to genuinely believe that she was making the fairest choice.

* MoralEventHorizon: Stu Rubin. He and Christine are vying for the same promotion throughout the movie. At first he's just an inconsiderate jerk and a kiss-ass. Then Christine is given an extremely important account to work on (if she succeeds, it'll put her over the top for the promotion). What does Rubin do when Christine has her [[HighPressureBlood explosive nosebleed]]? He ''steals the account's files and tries to freelance it at another bank''. Christine notices it pretty quick, and late in the movie, tries to unload the button on him through blackmail (something that the audience has, understandably, no qualms with). He starts blubbering about it, and Christine has a crisis of human emotion and tells him to leave and that she won't tell--Rubin gives her eternal gratitude. [[spoiler:So, Christine ends up going to hell]]. And after meeting with Christine, ''he tried to pin the freelance thing on her''.
** Granted, he'll probably go to hell the normal way anyway.
** A large amount of people seem to also lose all sympathy for Christine once she [[spoiler:sacrifices her kitten]], For some [[spoiler: Christine killing her kitten]] just made them hate Sylvia more, considering she was the one who put Christine in that position. She could have [[spoiler: killed ANY animal and had the same result.]] However she [[spoiler: killed the kitten]] after one of the worst if not ''the'' worst attacks of Lamia and [[spoiler: it was the closest animal at the time]]. It was clearly a DespairEventHorizon for her, Rham Jas even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] about it. [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute And, well, nobody appears to care about the goat.]]
** The first Horizon crosser is the offscreen Romani (possibly Sylvia) who curses a ten year old Mexican boy to ''Hell'' for stealing a necklace. A necklace his parents immediately tried to return.
*** The gypsies may have refused to take it back because they knew the Lamia would come for them if they did. This, of course, doesn't excuse whoever cursed the necklace or the boy in the first place.

* EndingAversion: While the DownerEnding does have its fans, there are plenty of fans who utterly demonize it, and either [[FanonDiscontinuity pretend the movie stopped before that point]] or like to imagine that [[spoiler:Christine somehow escapes or is rescued from Hell]] afterward.