The Grudge 2 (2006)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Shaun Sipos, Jennifer Beals, Jenna Dewan, Amber Tamblyn, Paul Jarrett, Paul Jarrett, Arielle Kebbel, Joanna Cassidy, Teresa Palmer, Takako Fuji, Sarah Roemer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryo Ishibashi, Takashi Matsuyama, Edison Chen, Misako Uno, Matthew Knight, Ohga Tanaka, Christopher Cousins, Eve Gordon, Gwenda Lorenzetti
Trailer
Reviews
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
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.
