Against this film. I liked it. The reason why is because it succeeded as a horror film in that it really creeped me out in certain parts. That hasn't happened to me in a while.
Maybe its because I have a weakness for freaky looking Japanese girls and little kids in general. You can tell children are evil, you never know what they're thinking. Scenes in the Grudge creeped me out no matter how many times I watched them and I pride myself on being immune to scares nowadays. Many have complained the already slim plot meanders all over the place to the extent the film becomes too disjointed and hard to follow. I didn't find that myself. It was a simple story and was told very well and very effectively.
The story being that a house in which a double murder and a suicide took place now carries a curse which is fatal to all who come across it. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar who has been weaned of the stakes and has taken up nursing when she moves to Japan to be with her boyfriend. Her first assignment is to take care of an old lady living in the cursed house. The rest is film history.
Because there is very little plot and back story the film relies on its set pieces to deliver. And thankfully they do. Shiver as you hear the choked gargling sound of the mother ghost, squirm at the high pitched cat meowing of the little boy, laugh as a stupid blonde American woman tries to hide from the ghost IN HER BED. That bit was brilliant.
One for scary movie fans who just want to be scared plain and simple. Just don't watch while in bed. You'll know what I mean.
Maybe its because I have a weakness for freaky looking Japanese girls and little kids in general. You can tell children are evil, you never know what they're thinking. Scenes in the Grudge creeped me out no matter how many times I watched them and I pride myself on being immune to scares nowadays. Many have complained the already slim plot meanders all over the place to the extent the film becomes too disjointed and hard to follow. I didn't find that myself. It was a simple story and was told very well and very effectively.
The story being that a house in which a double murder and a suicide took place now carries a curse which is fatal to all who come across it. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar who has been weaned of the stakes and has taken up nursing when she moves to Japan to be with her boyfriend. Her first assignment is to take care of an old lady living in the cursed house. The rest is film history.
Because there is very little plot and back story the film relies on its set pieces to deliver. And thankfully they do. Shiver as you hear the choked gargling sound of the mother ghost, squirm at the high pitched cat meowing of the little boy, laugh as a stupid blonde American woman tries to hide from the ghost IN HER BED. That bit was brilliant.
One for scary movie fans who just want to be scared plain and simple. Just don't watch while in bed. You'll know what I mean.