Rotten
Generally speaking, I like a little more plot with my 'Boo!' moments.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The Grudge
It never forgives. It never forgets.
2004 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Overview
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Director and cast
- Takashi Shimizu Director
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Karen Davis
- Jason Behr as Doug
- Takako Fuji as Kayako Saeki
- Yuya Ozeki as Toshio Saeki
- William Mapother as Matthew Williams
- Clea DuVall as Jennifer Williams
- KaDee Strickland as Susan Williams
- Grace Zabriskie as Emma Williams
- Bill Pullman as Peter Kirk
- Ted Raimi Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's no more impressive than hiding in the dark and shouting 'Boo!' when someone walks into a room.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
It's just not the kind of frightening that stays with you very long, unless of course someone decides to make the same movie . . . yet again.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
It's enough to send you home with jiggly knees and a tummy ache.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Almost every single one of the American characters has maybe a third of the personality of the ghosts that haunt them, so you begin to think the grudge itself is less a curse than a perfectly reasonable eviction strategy.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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