The Grudge

REVIEW
Starring:
Sarah Michelle Gellar .... Karen
Jason Behr .... Doug
William Mapother .... Matthew
Clea DuVall .... Jennifer
KaDee Strickland .... Susan
Grace Zabriskie .... Emma
Bill Pullman .... Peter
Rosa Blasi .... Maria
Ted Raimi .... Alex
Ryo Ishibashi .... Nakagawa
Yoko Maki .... Yoko
Yuya Ozeki .... Toshio
Takako Fuji .... Kayako
Takashi Matsuyama .... Takeo
Hiroshi Matsunaga .... Igarashi
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Director:
Takashi Shimizu
Writer(s):
Takashi Shimizu (film Ju-On: The Grudge)
Stephen Susco (screenplay)
Producer(s):
Doug Davison .... producer
Joseph Drake .... executive producer
Aubrey Henderson .... co-producer
Takashige Ichise .... producer (as Taka Ichise)
Nathan Kahane .... executive producer
Michael Kirk .... co-producer
Roy Lee .... producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz .... executive producer
Sam Raimi .... executive producer
Shintaro Shimosawa .... co-producer
Robert G. Tapert .... producer
Runtime: 96 minutes
Plot:
The normal façade of a modest house in Tokyo belies the hidden
terror within. It is possessed by a violent plague that destroys
the lives of everyone who enters. Known as The Grudge, this curse
causes its victims to die in the grip of a powerful rage. Those
who are fatally afflicted by the curse die and a new curse is
born--passed like a virus to all those who enter the house in an
endless, growing chain of horror. Karen is an exchange student
studying social work in Japan who innocently agrees to cover for
a nurse who didn't show up for work. When she enters the assigned
home, she discovers an elderly American woman, Emma, who is lost
in a catatonic state while the rest of the house appears deserted
and disheveled. As she is tending to the stricken old woman,
Karen hears scratching sounds from upstairs. When she
investigates, she is faced with a supernatural horror more
frightening than she could ever imagine. Within this house, a
chain of terror has been set in motion resulting from a
terrifying evil that was born years before. As more people die,
Karen is pulled into the cycle of horror and learns the secret of
the vengeful curse that has taken root in this house. Now she
must stop it before it's too late.
Rating .. 6 out of 10
Rated
for
mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and
some sensuality.
Notes:
Personally, I thought it was kind of stupid.
Bottom Line: RENT
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