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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 21% Rotten Page   1   "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."   Beyond Hollywood   Brian Holcomb D- "If you have your unholy and unstoppable spirits crawling out of photo developing solution to chill the crowd, maybe this series should've quit while it was ahead."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "More abstract art than conventional horror cinema, it's more interested in parsing the idea of repetition, the basis and method of revenge."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...nothing more than a needless rehash of its predecessor..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2.5/4 "For legitimate frights that don't rely on gore, Grudge 2 fits the bill. Just don't go in expecting to make sense out of the convoluted story, because there isn't any."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C- "If there's anything more pointless than a sequel that simply duplicates its predecessor's story and characters, it's a review of that sequel."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1/4 "Consequently, The Grudge 2 is ruthlessly uneventful and as generically scary as stale pumpkin pie two weeks removed from a sedate Halloween party."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng D "A needlessly complicated, totally redundant follow-up to a mediocre original."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "The Grudge 2 is one of the more flavorful American J-Horror adaptations I've seen (and I've seen 'em all), well-paced and, at times, genuinely scary."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 1/5 "full review in Greek"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 2/5 "Everything that made The Grudge original, unique and terrifying falls flat in The Grudge 2."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr D- "For all intents and purposes, The Grudge 2 is a parody of itself and the most recent wave of Japanese horror."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 1.5/4 "It's hard to know where to begin with this sorry sequel, because when it was over, I felt like I hadn't actually seen a movie. Everything about it just evaporates immediately."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "The horrific child with huge eyes and the pale waif with a curtain of black hair continue to torment the innocent by appearing unpleasantly under desks and in reflections."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "The Grudge 2 merely confirms that the series (and, perhaps, the J-horror genre as a whole) has finally run its course"   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 1/5 "All movies like The Grudge 2 leave us with is a sense of bored futility."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 1/5 "These films are popular with teenagers who haven't seen it all before, who don't see every jump scare coming a mile off."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves 1/10 "Tiresome, repetitive, ominously boring..."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 1/5 " "The Grudge 2" has no substance, no suspense, numerous fade-outs, and finally no explanation. Better to rent the original."   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 21% Rotten Page   1