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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 61% Fresh Page   1   3.5/5 "La casa donde el mismo director entra por tercera vez, por vez primera..."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez 3/5 "The Grudge is a decent horror diversion: barely a classic, but still pretty atmospheric and suspenseful in its own right."   DVDTalk.com   Bill Gibron 7/10 "The intent of Shimizu's US-produced feature debut is quite clear: do for Japan what Jaws did for swimming. "   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens C- "Even Shimizu can’t stop Hollywood from yet another miscalculated attempt to strip down and simplify overseas horror for the suburban mallrats."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Karen is soon back on her feet (her particular athleticism is showcased during a Buffy-like sprint across town near film's end)."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "Genuinely surprises because one is never quite sure where it is headed next, all the while involving the viewer in freakish, unforgettably nightmarish imagery."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C "It's disappointing to realize that the film truly IS nothing more than a series of people dying. We usually like our thrillers to have something more to them."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "It's like a demo reel for Shimizu, who may be a competent technical craftsman but doesn't show even so much as a desire to tell a story."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov D+ "Isn't much more coherent in English than it was in Japanese...your neighborhood Halloween haunted house is probably scarier than this one."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "Generally speaking, I like a little more plot with my 'Boo!' moments."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "there is a sleek, intoxicating artistry to Shimizu's film that makes you forget about things like cause and effect and character motivation"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2/5 "Japanese cult chiller remake isn't your usual Hollywood horror flick, but it also isn't very good."   Netflix   James Rocchi 2/4 "A minimal, stylish look and sinister atmosphere support a ho-hum storyline and pedestrian script."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Some folks in the U.S. ... convinced Shimizu to direct a Hollywood-funded remake. The result is actually an improvement."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "The largest issue, though, in any American remake of a foreign film is this: How badly did they louse it up? The answer is, surprisingly, not very much."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 61/100 "Little more than a journey to the end credits."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 7/10 "Plenty of jumps and genuine creepiness ensue. And along with dead Cruise kin, could you really ask for anything else?"   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2/5 "full review in Greek"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4/5 "Bottom line, The Grudge would have been ruined in the hands of a typical Hollywood American director."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B "a more successful reinterpretation than "The Ring.""   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/5 "One of the flat-out creepiest films ever released by a major American studio."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh B "Eschewing plot and a linear timeline for a stylish exercise in mood, Shimizu sets the scenes with long silences and chilling images."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 2.5/4 "The Grudge is so amazing to look at that some might even be able to forgive the fact that the plot never kicks into gear. But I cannot."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "There are some creepy images and gotcha scares but nothing can disguise the fact that this is just a "who gets it next and how does he get it" movie."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2.5/4 "An abundance of above-average scares ultimately makes The Grudge’s portrait of contagious anger, violence, and death creepily unsettling."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Shimizu deveria ao menos corrigir os furos mais grotescos da trama – principalmente se considerarmos que vem trabalhando com o mesmo material há quase cinco anos."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca "It knows how to startle someone with a quick shock but it soon becomes apparent that it has no more tricks up its sleeve..."   Critic Doctor   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "Director Shimizu, as he did with Ju-on, simply inserts something scary into every scene."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 2/5 "...just cannibalizes itself, exploiting Japanese spirituality for a few Saturday-night shocks..."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B+ "Elegant and haunting, using simple elements like camera placement and blocking to maximize the eeriness."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "Creepy movie about ghosts with an unfair advantage."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 2/5 "If you consider sudden shrieks of music and pale Asian children the pinnacle of all things terrfiying, then The Grudge is your next favorite movie."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B "... features some of the most unnerving imagery and soundscapes to be found on the screen..."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3/5 "It ain’t Buffy, but it will have to do."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 7/10 "It's the ominous, mystical stuff of nightmares - a real spook-fest!"   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1/4 "Completely free of character development, tension, scenario, narrative, plot, intelligence, point, sociological relevance, technical aptitude, and scares."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 7/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel 7/10 Read review   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo Read review   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 61% Fresh Page   1