| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"Ultimately, it's a decent enough idea for a Halloween horror trick." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"the movie feels like a salvo against the recent string of American Japonophila." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The fragmented time structure is a nuisance, not a style." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...even if you know how The Grudge pulls your strings, you can't help but be yanked back in your seat by (director) Shimizu's superb pacing." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...everything here is mad frightening." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...Grudge should satisfy audiences seeking a few cheap jolts for their dollar this Halloween season." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Richard James Havis |
"A frighteningly effective remake of a Japanese horror." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
V.A. Musetto |
"Terror in the original was low-key to a fault, and The Grudge is no improvement." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...an unsatisfying hybrid of two very different film cultures." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"Many of the scares are well-earned, but they're also repetitious." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"There is no 'why' in The Grudge, at least not an explanation that provides comfort or cure. It simply is. That's what makes it really scary." more... |
B |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"The Grudge varies the program some by occasionally getting its apparitions out of the central digs to make mischief elsewhere." more... |
C+ |
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