The Grudge 2

"Story is incidental here, as audiances merely anticipate the scares..."

"You have to wonder if the surprise success of The Grudge is why the ending of The Grudge 2 has so obviously been left open for another sequel. Unfortunately, it's to the detriment of the movie. Filmgoers may find the lack of answers and a conclusion to the film annoying, leaving them unsatisfied..."

"This is not the cool, eerie déj? vu, but the "Hey, isn't that exactly what happened in the first movie?" déj? vu..."

"The same problems that plagued the original are on display here. Most notably, the lack of any coherent plot. Lots of creepy kids jump out at us, but these scenes are never satisfactorily meshed into the story itself..."

"Despite some nifty Japanese style tricks and ghostly illusions this isn’t scary. It’s muddled, same-old mayhem, just with a more international cast going crazy..."

"There are some chilling J-horror moments: a love hotel rendezvous with an extra participant; a girl vomiting milk; a photographer developing a deadly picture (surely everyone in Japan uses digital?). Padding out Kayako's origins and extending the curse overseas, The Grudge 2 tries to match the apocalyptic dread of The Ring and Kairo. Yet neither its director nor its ghosts can hack it..."