The Grudge 2 (2006)
Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 71
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 64
A diminished sequel that makes even less sense than The Grudge 1.
Average Rating: 3.3/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 18
A diminished sequel that makes even less sense than The Grudge 1.
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Japanese horror specialist Takashi Shimizu returns to the mythology that terrified audiences the world over with this terror-inducing sequel to the hit 2004 frightener. When a cursed Tokyo home is burned to the ground, the baneful spirit once confined within its walls is suddenly unleased to terrorize anyone and everyone who crosses its dark path. Original producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise return to help Shimizu realize his hair-raising vision with this tale that finds Karen's
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Amber Tamblyn
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Arielle Kebbel
Allison -
Jennifer Beals
Trish -
Edison Chen
Eason -
Sarah Roemer
Lacey -
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Karen Davis -
Takako Fuji
Kayako Saeki -
Matthew Knight
Jake -
Misako Uno
Miyuki -
Teresa Palmer
Vanessa -
Oga Tanaka
Toshio Saeki -
Yuya Ozeki
Toshio Saeki -
Christopher Cousins
Bill -
Zen Kajihara
Folklore Guy -
Takashi Matsuyama
Takeo -
Joanna Cassidy
Mrs. Davis -
Eve Gordon
School Counsellor -
Jenna Dewan
Sally -
Ryo Ishibashi
Detective Nakagawa -
Shaun Sipos
Michael -
Kim Miyori
Itako Kayako's Mother -
Sotaro Nagasawa
Teacher -
Kyoka Takizawa
Young Kayako -
Paul Jarrett
Mr. Fleming -
Gwenda Lorenzetti
Mrs. Fleming -
Satoshi Ninomiya
Police Officer -
Mitsuo Togioka
Taxi Driver -
Masanobu Yada
Young Man -
Nahana
Young Woman -
Isao Yatsu
Old Man on Bus -
Akira Sato
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Tomomi Hiraiwa
Nurse -
Yoko Chosokabe
Nurse -
Kayoko Toda
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Shuri Matsuda
Nurse -
Yuzo Mikawa
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All Critics (75) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (70) | DVD (17)
Vapid, silly and about as scary as an Adam Sandler film.
Top CriticWhat's a bad sequel but a revenant soul doomed to repeat itself?
Like its progenitor, The Grudge 2 is filled with defective light bulbs, scummy bath water and camera work that makes even teenage flesh look mottled.
It is a testament to the power of filmmaking that even a waste of time like Grudge 2 can raise a slew of interesting questions to keep you thinking for a long time after leaving the theatre.
Takako Fuji and Ohga Tanaka, as the ghosts, do MTV Movie Award-caliber work by just crouching in a phone booth.
It isn't a bad movie, just a redundant one.
Takashi Shimizu telegraphs scares to the point of numbness. Peek under a table? There's the boy! The room a bit too quiet, is it? It's the girl! All that's frightening are the actors' pained facial expressions, suggesting an epidemic of farty indigestion.
Again with the grumpy ghosts. Too scary for kids.
Though not nearly so ridiculous as The Exorcist II, nor quite so badly misguided as Babe: Pig in the City, this stands as one of the most disappointing sequels to a major blockbuster success ever made.
Seven films later, with the conventions of throat croaking and neck cracking having moved into camp, it's amazing that Shimizu can still find new ways to turn the old screw.
Repetition is the death of horror.
Pale-faced, staring, mute Japanese kids strike back.
...nothing more than a needless rehash of its predecessor...
Thanks to Scary Movie 4 it's impossible to look at a Grudge film as anything other than a parody of itself.
This unrated director's cut does a lot to fix most of the problems. The film seems more complete. More cohesive.
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The Grudge 2 starts out ridiculous, then gets boring, then irritating.
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