The Grudge 2 (2006)

Director:

Takashi Shimizu

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Susco (written by)
Takashi Shimizu (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

What Was Once Trapped, Will Now Be Unleashed

Plot:

In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Curse | Hospital | Cat | Neck Breaking | Japan

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Karen
Amber Tamblyn	...	Aubrey
Arielle Kebbel	...	Allison
Takako Fuji	...	Kayako
Edison Chen	...	Eason
Sarah Roemer	...	Lacey
Matthew Knight	...	Jake
Misako Uno	...	Miyuki
Teresa Palmer	...	Vanessa
Ohga Tanaka	...	Toshio (as Oga Tanaka)
Yuya Ozeki	...	Toshio
Jennifer Beals	...	Trish
Christopher Cousins	...	Bill
Zen Kajihara	...	Folklore Guy
Takashi Matsuyama	...	Takeo

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.

Runtime:

102 min | 108 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Indonesia:Dewasa | Philippines:R-13 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42011) | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/12 | France:-12 | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | India:UA | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Japan:U | Iceland:16 | South Africa:13V

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Sony Pictures green-lighted this sequel just three days after The Grudge (2004) was released.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Audrey enters Eason's dark room, she turns on the lights, but seconds later the light is red again.

Quotes:

Kayako's mother.: Kayako was killed because she was foolish. I did not make her what she is now.

Movie Connections:

References The Ring (2002)

A Complete Mess

In Pasadena, Mrs. Davis (Joanna Cassidy) sends her daughter Aubrey Davis (Amber Tamblyn) to Tokyo to bring her sister Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who is interned in a hospital after surviving a fire, back to the USA. After their meeting, Karen dies and Aubrey decides to investigate what happened to her and gets herself cursed in the same situation, being chased by the ghost of the house. Meanwhile in Tokyo, the three high school mates Allison (Arielle Kebbel), Vanessa (Teresa Palmer) and Miyuki (Misako Uno) visit the famous haunted house and are also cursed and chased by the ghost. In Chicago, Trish (Jennifer Beals) moves to the apartment of her boyfriend Bill (Christopher Cousins), who lives with his children, the teenager Lacey (Sarah Roehmer) and boy Jake (Matthew Knight). On the next door, weird things happen with their neighbor.

"The Grudge 2" has scary sound and visual effects, with the creepy woman and boy, and I have startled a couple of times while watching this movie. However, the complex screenplay with three subplots is totally confused, making the entwined story a complete mess. There are too much characters and situations, and in a certain moment I was completely lost with the disconnected and fragmented narrative. In the end, I was completely disappointed with this confused, but also spooky film. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "O Grito 2" ("The Scream 2")