The Grudge 2 (2006)

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Amber Tamblyn
Arielle Kebbel
Teresa Palmer
Jennifer Beals

Directed by Takashi Shimizo

Plot: In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Review: I actually enjoyed not only the original Grudge (Ju-On), but I also enjoyed the American remake. I thought the trailer for this sequel looked pretty creepy, but I am always skeptical sequels.

Overall this was a good follow-up. I enjoyed the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar for the brief amount of time to set up the continuation of the story. The characters were nothing special, but played well by all the actors. Visually the movie had a good mood to it. It seemed to add to the creepyness of the film. There are some good scare moments, but nothing over the top. By biggest problem with this movie is that it is too convoluted. The story is put together in an interesting way, but sometimes frustrated me. I would have preferred it to go straight through in this film, but I don’t think it really hurt it to much. I believe there will be some people who enjoy this aspect, which I normally do, but not everyone. It does add and extra mystery to the story if nothing else. If you enjoyed the first Grudge or ghost movies, you will probably dig this one.

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