The Collegian

Issue date: 10/31/06 Section: Detour

I was expecting big things from the sequel to a movie that made me jump out of my seat several times and left me with a week's worth of nightmares. Alas, I was disappointed. The Grudge 2 falls short of its predecessor in every way possible. Two seemingly separate storylines co-exist throughout the film, distracting the audience and diminishing the depth of each. A plethora of characters creates confusion as well. Though the film seemed to pick up towards the end, the scares became predictable, even to a wimp like me. Takashi Shimizu's second film is not a complete failure cinematically speaking, but I still don't recommend it.

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