At this point the Ju On films seem to be alternating one good to one bad. So where White Ghost was quite intensely scary throughout, I found Black Ghost to lack much in the way of frights.
The ghost pregnancy theme was reused from previous films and didn't deliver (geddit).
In all, it had potential but it couldn't really follow White Ghost in terms of horror, and opted for a more dramatic thriller type movie.
Also Toshio (or a boy resembling him as closely as possible without being him) had a very brief cameo. Why did he show up in a film that wasn't related to The Curse or Grudge films? Another quite nonsensical mystery that Ju-On films seem to be good at slotting in. Maybe there is an explanation that I missed for this appearance, or maybe it was just an opportune moment.
Perhaps I'll never know.
In all, it had potential but it couldn't really follow White Ghost in terms of horror, and opted for a more dramatic thriller type movie.
Also Toshio (or a boy resembling him as closely as possible without being him) had a very brief cameo. Why did he show up in a film that wasn't related to The Curse or Grudge films? Another quite nonsensical mystery that Ju-On films seem to be good at slotting in. Maybe there is an explanation that I missed for this appearance, or maybe it was just an opportune moment.
Perhaps I'll never know.