The Grudge

THE GIST: A detective following clues to solve a mystery stumbles upon a house she later comes to find out is allegedly cursed. Anyone who enters it is doomed to be cursed themselves.

This version of The Grudge is a remake of the original 2004 American remake of the Japanese original. I haven't seen any of the others, which have their own sequels, but I plan to, as I found this one interesting enough.

The critics were pretty hard on it, as was the audience, so maybe I'm in the minority here, but as horror film about cursed abodes go I didn't find it lacking in the scares department.

The story is told in chunks of time that aren't displayed linearly, so it's a bit cumbersome to follow along, but that would be my only concern: being able to piece it all together.

THE BOTTOM LINE: I knew not to expect a horror masterpiece here, so I wasn't terribly disappointed. You might want to check it out if you're into horror.

Grade: 6