Although I enjoyed this film and its story, I have to admit that i didn't really find it very scary. There were a few moments in the film which I found a little creepy, but there was nothing there that got right under my skin and made it crawl. I mean, personally, I don't find water very scary for one thing. Also, I felt that this was another horror movie labouring under the impression that little kids are scary. I'm sorry, but I just don't see what's meant to be so frightening about them. This was a ghost story that delivered little in the way of horror - at least from my perspective. I found the ghost in Takashi Shimizu's remake of The Grudge to be far scarier and more frightening than the ghost in this particular story.
Still, although the horror wasn't quite up to par, there were many elements of the film I still enjoyed. The lead performances given by Hitomi Kuroki and Rio Kanno were really good, they really fleshed out the film. The soundtrack was pretty good too. It definitely lent a certain tension to the story.
Overall, although I didn't find the film particularly horrific in any way, it still kept my attention until the end. It's definitely not Hideo Nakata's best, but worth watching if you're a fan.
Still, although the horror wasn't quite up to par, there were many elements of the film I still enjoyed. The lead performances given by Hitomi Kuroki and Rio Kanno were really good, they really fleshed out the film. The soundtrack was pretty good too. It definitely lent a certain tension to the story.
Overall, although I didn't find the film particularly horrific in any way, it still kept my attention until the end. It's definitely not Hideo Nakata's best, but worth watching if you're a fan.