The Grudge 2: Review By kyle_hannah

The Grudge 2 is a sequel to the 2004 hit remake of Takeshi Shimizu's Japanese cult classic Ju-On:The Grudge.While many may be under the opinion that The Grudge 2 is a remake of Ju-On:The Grudge 2 will be disappointed because this is a completely original chapter in the Ju-On saga.This movie provides explanations for a lot of the confusing things about The Grudge as this film gets more in depth into the character Kayako and shows a lot more about her death and her family history it also tells us why she makes that hauntingly creepy noise before taking her victims.

I loved the way The Grudge 2 had a lot more characters than the first film and i liked how all the characters were spaced apart all over the world and differed in age unlike the first movie that had two main characters in their mid twenties.Sarah Michelle Gellar doesn't appear very long in the film but she hangs in their long enough to help us get an understanding of what happened after the events that took place at the end of The Grudge.The trailers portrayed Amber Tamblyn as the lead character in this film but personally i thought she was the weakest character both plot wise and when it came to acting.

My favourite characters were Arielle Kebbell's character and the American family i found them to be the most developed and three dimensional characters.I don't like the new "cat kid" he doesn't really resemble the old one very much and is a very random character with little to no importance in the story.This film follows a much simpler and unfortunately a much more unoriginal plot style unlike the first movie which jumped back and forth in time.

I didn't think the score was good either it was very loud and very distracting much like those 1960's horror films anytime something scary happens this big bang of music draws your attention away from it.The acting was pretty good but not as good as the acting was in the first one i personally think Amber Tamblyn doesn't suit horror movies.The first film also had more of a creepy feel and a surreal, paranormal atmosphere whereas The Grudge 2 lacks in set design,lighting, and atmosphere.

A few of the scares take place in mid day which totally takes away from whatever suspense is being built up because a ghost killing someone in broad day light doesn't compliment what kind of atmosphere the movie is trying to generate.Overall The Grudge 2 fails to surpass the first film in terms of scariness,plot, and atmosphere but it's an enjoyable ghost film that is completely free of cheese it's not like Pulse or The Fog if anything i'd compare it to The Amittyville Horror (2005).