An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Almost every single one of the American characters has maybe a third of the personality of the ghosts that haunt them, so you begin to think the grudge itself is less a curse than a perfectly reasonable eviction strategy.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
22 Oct 2004
fresh:
It's enough to send you home with jiggly knees and a tummy ache.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
22 Oct 2004
rotten:
It's just not the kind of frightening that stays with you very long, unless of course someone decides to make the same movie . . . yet again.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
22 Oct 2004
rotten:
It's no more impressive than hiding in the dark and shouting 'Boo!' when someone walks into a room.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
26 Oct 2004
rotten:
Generally speaking, I like a little more plot with my 'Boo!' moments.