Synopsis
Julia becomes worried about her boyfriend Holt when he explores the dark urban legend of a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after viewing. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a "movie within the movie" that no one has ever seen before.
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Cast
- Matilda LutzJulia
- Alex RoeHolt Anthony
- Johnny GaleckiGabriel Brown
- Vincent D'OnofrioGalen Burke
- Aimee TeegardenSkye Johnston
- Bonnie MorganSamara Morgan
- Chuck David WillisBlue
- Patrick WalkerJamal
- Zach RoerigCarter
- Laura Slade WigginsFaith
Recommendations
- 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Rings finds a couple of nice, if inconsequential, little chills. - 30
Los Angeles Times
At no point does the movie manage even a single sequence of sustained tension, or a frisson of genuine terror. - 25
Slant Magazine
Rings is unsure as to whether it’s a sequel to the other entries in the series or a contemporary reboot. - 25
TheWrap
Horror films that backstory the audience to death lose all hope of mining what’s eerie and unsettling about the unknown, and Rings is a perfect example: it doesn’t so much spread its familiar myth as dilute it. - 25
Consequence
Rings is too beholden with current trends to truly exploit the potential it displays in its early going. - 25
RogerEbert.com
More wearying than frightening, Rings is a total non-starter. - 20
Variety
The movie, which will be lucky to eke out a weekend’s worth of business, isn’t scary, it isn’t awesome, and it doesn’t nudge you to think of technology in a new way. But it does make you wish that you could rewind those two hours, or maybe just erase them. - 20
New York Daily News
Filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez really doesn't have a lot to work with beyond a flimsy story, weak script and characters you'll have a hard time caring about.
