The Grudge (2004) 6/10

Starring : Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall
Director : Takashi Shimizu
Running Time : 91 mins

In this remake of the classic Japanese horror, Karen Davis (Gellar) is an exchange student from the US training in Tokyo. When she covers for a nurse and goes to visit an elderly woman, she doesn’t realise that the house she lives in possesses a powerful curse which destroys the lives of all those who enter it.

A pretty bland remake, although it thankfully didn’t carry on in the footsteps of the American version of The Ring by taking a great, suspenseful movie and pretty much butchering it. This had the same director as the original, so stayed reasonably true to the story without throwing in too many meaningless scary moments.

You’ll like this if you liked : Dark Water