The Grudge
呪怨
Directed by:
Takashi ShimizuCinematography:
山本英夫Composer:
Christopher YoungCast:
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Clea DuVall, William Mapother, Bill Pullman, KaDee Strickland, Rosa Blasi, Ryō Ishibashi, Ted Raimi, Grace Zabriskie, Jason Behr (more)VOD (2)
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'The Grudge' is the curse of one who dies in the grip of a powerful rage. Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an exchange student working for a Japanese medical centre. Covering for another nurse she attends to an old American woman, Emma, and while there unknowingly uncovers the source of the curse. Each time the curse finds a new victim, it is reborn. Karen must somehow escape the fits of rage and madness to avoid certain death. (Universal Pictures UK)
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I mean, for being the most successful horror film of last year (110 million at the box office in the US alone – ugh!) and the second most successful horror remake of all time (after Verbinski's The Ring), it's pretty weak. The whole plot and its resolution is uninteresting and boring, full of screenwriting sloppiness and the final quarter of an hour is one big pain in the ass. The tension is created only by a series of more or less successful scares (the opening one is excellent), especially in the first act, but their overuse turns them into a stereotype. I wasn't allowed to connect with the characters, I wasn't worried about them, I didn't care what happened to them in the next minute. Only the solid sound effects are worth praising, the sound of the pallid girl is really very unpleasant and ominous.
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The Grudge is a horror movie that is necessary to feel instead of think about. Alone in the dark with high-quality headphones, it is an experience that you will not soon forget. In terms of plot, it's not nearly as sophisticated as The Ring (zero points for the characters and the revealing of the curse’s origins is second rate), but it overflows with superbly effective suspense, to the point that you can’t catch your breath between individual sequences. Half of the film’s appeal lies in its sound, the other half in the cinematography and editing. With most films in this genre, that wouldn’t be enough for me, but this time I’m satisfied. Brilliant audiovisual nonsense.
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