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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonGenerating gore-free unease through sound effects and scary faces is the specialty of director Takashi Shimizu, who helmed the original series (known in Japan as Ju-On). He creates some unsettling moments here, particularly a well-staged scene involving a body under the sheets and a man in a shower, but the evil ghost itself is a predictable, one-trick pony.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWhile The Grudge 2 feels like a second-generation copy - a little faded, with less impact than the first - there are still plenty of moments that will linger in your nightmares.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThere are fun distractions, but it's easy to focus on the flaws.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Those ghosts might want to find a new vocation, because their work here is done.
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsWhile the film deserves some credit for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere, it doesn't matter much when the plot doesn't go anywhere, and here, it winds toward the most arbitrary, nonsensical final scene in recent memory. But, hey, they're ghosts. They can do some pretty crazy shit.
- 38TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film pulls off a couple of "gotchas!", but the subtle creepiness of its predecessors is gone, replaced by a sense of numbing predictability.
- 38Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThe most popular facial expression for victims in The Grudge 2 is something I'd like to call "deep befuddlement." This time "deep befuddlement" goes double for paying customers.
- 20Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarThe 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.
- 0New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoUtter junk.