The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

More than just a bit confusing, to say the least. Jumping between couples and time also adds to the confusion. The film plays like a bunch of random ideas thrown into a blender and mixed together. The child character is oh-so-cliched, as are the 'stalking' images on the victim's photographs. During the climax the heroin is so passive, its as if she simply allows everything to happen without any resistance whatsoever. Yawn.

First off, at the beginning, no girl would pursue a noise upstairs, much less to the ATTIC, by herself when there shouldn't be anybody up there. After the blond was haunted at the office so late at night, she wouldn't take a cab just back to her place; she'd want to be with someone. She'd want to stay out in public. Especially when she's ultimately creeped out after the phonecall, the last thing she'd want to do is lock herself up in her place by herself. And of course, in the whole building, even late at night, she doesn't run into anybody.

I have never written a review before, but this movie was so good i just had to share my opinion. It is the perfect horror movie and so far the scariest i have ever seen, keep in mind i have only seen a couple of other horror/slasher movies before (Scream, Psycho, The shining and the grudge).The movie starts of with a man jumping from a balcony, later we find out that he did this because the grudge kept on following and terrifying him. An American nurse is looking after a fellow American woman. The woman is considered a little bit "strange", she rarely talks and she is filled with fright all the time. This is because of the grudge living in her house. Later the battle between the grudge and the humans start, and the grudge kicks their ass. There are so many creepy scenes, for example the elevator scene. The nurse is on an elevator and (the viewer) sees the same boy appearing in every floor, getting closer to the nurse. The scene where the grudge appears on the hallway camera is also pretty terrifying.This is a terrific movie which everyone who enjoys horror should watch, the scenes are very intimidating, making you look behind your back whilst watching. The performances are solid and convincing. One of the best if not the best horror movie ever made.

The Grudge (2004): Dir: Takashi Shimizu / Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Bill Pullman, Clea Duvall, KaDee Strickland: Misleading title in a graphic horror film where many nameless victims are mutilated to the delight of an audience that desires to see more of this tripe. It is shocking to hear an audience cheer during such crap. Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a caregiver who discovers that the mansion she is visiting is haunted. There is an elderly lady who sleeps and then shrieks at ghosts, and Gellar is not long identifying her problem. Starts out well with a suicide but becomes routine after the umpteenth person is killed. The ending is a complete cheat but what really stands out is the film's inability to make any sense. Why not create an interesting thriller about trauma? Instead director Takashi Shimizu Americanizes his Japanese film for no other reason than to allow Hollywood to rape his craft. Gellar holds her own as the caregiver overwhelmed by haunting images and decides to investigate the history behind it all. Other roles are not so lucky and fall into that camera stalk and kill cliché. Jason Behr, Bill Pullman and Clea Du Vall are completely wasted in roles that are subdued by visuals. The special effects are done with appeal but unfortunately the screenplay was not given the same regard. The only grudge held should come from Japan. Score: 2 ½ / 10