The Grudge (2004)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 91 minuten
Country:
United States / Japan
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr and KaDee Strickland
IMDb score:
5,9 (158.137)
Releasedate: 22 October 2004
The Grudge plot
"It never forgives. It never forgets."
American medical student Karen is doing an internship in Japan. When a nurse doesn't show up for work, Karen takes her place to a run-down house where she finds Emma, an old American woman staring stiffly into an empty room. As she nurses the agitated woman, Karen hears strange noises upstairs. The house turns out to be haunted by a supernatural force, The Grudge.
Actors and actresses
Karen Davis
Doug McCarthy
Matthew Williams
Jennifer Williams
Susan Williams
Emma Williams
Peter Kirk
Maria Kirk
Alex Jones
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Reviews & comments
killerfreak
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- 846 messages
- 1066 votes
Last movie in my Halloween series this year. As far as I'm concerned, "The Grudge" is a difficult film to rate. In itself there is a good pace (the murders follow each other in quick succession) , and the selection of Japanese actors/actresses always adds value in my opinion in horror films (ie Japanese are the best at facial expressions ). The story is also intriguing, but what bothers me personally is that there is a bit too much (and too noncommittal) working with time jumps and jumping from one piece to the next. The overview is partly lost as a result, which in itself does not have to be a disadvantage (there are plenty of examples of films where this is an extra asset), but in this film it seems rather to be a hodgepodge to complete the film within the "required" duration. and the relevance of certain pieces (even after the end of the film) is not entirely clear.
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
Expected more.
The Grudge was a movie I've wanted to see for a long time. Mainly because he seems to be very scary. And I wanted to have a creepy night, so I turned on The Grudge. I have to say I expected a lot more from this.
The mysterious atmosphere is well present from the start, but it all takes a little too long in my opinion the first hour. Because of this I also started to find the film very boring and not very exciting. Fortunately, the last half hour adds a good atmosphere with a strong tempo.
The mysterious atmosphere that is not very predictable, which is also good could not save the boring first part. So I really only enjoyed the second part.
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SmackItUp
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- 3505 messages
- 2653 votes
Seen a long time ago, doesn't mean much.
Well, I'm not much of a Shimizu connoisseur, but I suspect he's one of those directors who can do even more with less budget. Also witness the score of the Ju-on Grudge films. I am not that familiar with his work, although I do have a few of his films on my shelf.
This Grudge uses scares through bombastic sounds and music. Doesn't work anymore and therefore completely misses its target. Other than that, it doesn't have much to offer. The Japanese children are a bit creepy, a few scenes like in that corridor at the company are constructively still quite exciting, but only as separate parts.
2*
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
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