PREMIER MOVIE REVIEWS - The Grudge 2 (2006)

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The Grudge (2006)

Genre: Horror

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Certificate: The Grudge 2 was rated 15A by the Irish Film Censor's Office (www.ifco.ie) i.e. suitable for those of 15 years of age or upwards.  Those under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Violence = strong. Drugs = none. Sex/Nudity = none. Language = mild.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: The Grudge 2

  Plot Summary & Review

Dear me!  This one is the second in the series of remakes of the critically acclaimed Japanese Grudge films and is a total let down compared to the first one.  It's chaotic, predictable, and after the initial couple of moments when we see the black-haired-white-faced-wonders scare the living daylights out of anyone who hangs around too long it's about as scary as Liz Taylor ordering another wedding cake!

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This time round we have three unconnected and confusing strands as we initially see three schoolgirls go into the old house for a dare, and come out of there faster than Joan Rivers on her way to a plastic surgeon… But in meddling in something they shouldn't, old wounds are opened up (pardon the pun).

Enter Amber Tamblyn who turns up as Audrey Davis the sister of Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who didn't do a bad job in the first film but who must give the shortest appearance in cinematic history in this one!  Audrey is also drawn into the sinister web (but is sadly another graduate from the Old Oak Tree school of acting - Pinocchio could have put in a better performance).

Incredibly we then see a family from Chicago (who must have had nothing better to do) become victims of the Japanese version of the Adams Family (yes these suckers can travel the world now).

I won't even bother to continue any further…  The Grudge 2 isn’t even worth a DVD watch, and it is such a let down, as the first one wasn't half bad…

In a word – Dire.

Reviewed by Mary Kate, Premier Movie Reviews 2007

If you enjoy The Grudge 2 you might also enjoy The Grudge,  Gothika, or  Jeepers Creepers.

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Main Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Amber Tamblyn

Edison Chen

Arielle Kebbel

Jennifer Beals

Teresa Palmer

 

RATING

To be Avoided !

LamE  ducK !

 

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