Synopsis
A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.
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Cast
- Amber TamblynAubrey Davis
- Edison ChenEason
- Takako FujiKayako Saeki
- Ohga TanakaToshio Saeki
- Sarah Michelle GellarKaren Davis
- Arielle KebbelAllison Fleming
- Teresa PalmerVanessa Cassidy
- Misako UnoMiyuki Nazawa
- Matthew KnightJake Kimble
- Sarah RoemerLacey Kimble
Recommendations
- 50
L.A. Weekly
Generating gore-free unease through sound effects and scary faces is the specialty of director Takashi Shimizu, who helmed the original series (known in Japan as Ju-On). He creates some unsettling moments here, particularly a well-staged scene involving a body under the sheets and a man in a shower, but the evil ghost itself is a predictable, one-trick pony. - 50
New York Daily News
While The Grudge 2 feels like a second-generation copy - a little faded, with less impact than the first - there are still plenty of moments that will linger in your nightmares. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
There are fun distractions, but it's easy to focus on the flaws. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Those ghosts might want to find a new vocation, because their work here is done. - 42
The A.V. Club
While the film deserves some credit for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere, it doesn't matter much when the plot doesn't go anywhere, and here, it winds toward the most arbitrary, nonsensical final scene in recent memory. But, hey, they're ghosts. They can do some pretty crazy shit. - 40
Variety
Story is incidental here, as auds merely anticipate the scares. - 38
TV Guide Magazine
The film pulls off a couple of "gotchas!", but the subtle creepiness of its predecessors is gone, replaced by a sense of numbing predictability. - 38
Boston Globe
The most popular facial expression for victims in The Grudge 2 is something I'd like to call "deep befuddlement." This time "deep befuddlement" goes double for paying customers.
