Grudge, The (2004)

It never forgives. It never forgets.

Original Title :	The Grudge
Director :	Takashi Shimizu
Writer :	Takashi Shimizu Stephen Susco
Genre :	Horror
	Thriller/Mystery
Country :	Japan
Language :	English
Producer :	Doug Davison , Joseph Drake , Aubrey Henderson , Takashige Ichise , Nathan Kahane , Michael Kirk , Roy Lee , Carsten H.W. Lorenz , Sam Raimi , Shintaro Shimosawa , Robert G. Tapert
Music :	Christopher Young
Photography :	Lukas Ettlin Hideo Yamamoto
MPAA Rating :	Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.
IMDB ID :	0391198
Official site :	http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thegrudge/site/
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poster for "Grudge, The" by Takashi Shimizu (2004)

Grudge, The (2004) - Takashi Shimizu

Starring

Sarah Michelle Gellar		Karen
Jason Behr		Doug
William Mapother		Matthew
Clea DuVall		Jennifer
KaDee Strickland		Susan
Grace Zabriskie		Emma
Bill Pullman		Peter
Rosa Blasi		Maria
Ted Raimi		Alex
Ryo Ishibashi		Nakagawa
Yoko Maki		Yoko
Yuya Ozeki		Toshio
Takako Fuji		Kayako
Takashi Matsuyama		Takeo
Hiroshi Matsunaga		Igarashi
Hajime Okayama		Suzuki
Yoshiyuki Morishita		Guard
Kazuyuki Tsumura		Peter's Co-Worker
Taiki Kobayashi		Policeman
Junko Koizumi		Mother
Nanna Koizumi		Daughter (as Nana Koizumi
Yôichi Okamura		Restaurant Manager
Eiji Ôki		Morgue Detective
Katsuhiro Oyama		Morgue Doctor
Jotaro Kitamura		Policeman (uncredited
Courtney Webb		Sick girl (uncredited

Plot

Karen Davis is a woman residing in Japan with her boyfriend, who is studying there. Temporarily assigned to be caretaker for a woman with severe sleeping disorder, Karen goes to the patient's house. What she finds is something she would never expect. The house is plagued by the presence of murderous ghosts, the result of a curse. The curse is born from someone dying in a powerful rage. Now, Karen finds herself being tormented by that curse, as it eventually starts claiming it's victims.

Comments

I went to this movie expecting an artsy scary film. What I got was scare after scare. It's a horror film at it's core. It's not dull like other horror films where a haunted house just has ghosts and gore. This film doesn't even show you the majority of the deaths it shows the fear of the characters. I think one of the best things about the concept where it's not just the house thats haunted its whoever goes into the house. They become haunted no matter where they are. Office buildings, police stations, hotel rooms... etc. After reading some of the external reviews I am really surprised that critics didn't like this film. I am going to see it again this week and am excited about it.