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57 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

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  • Starring: Brian Cox, Martin Henderson, Naomi Watts
  • Summary: In this remake of one of Japan's biggest box office hits, Naomi Watts plays a journalist who discovers a mysterious videotape that is connected to several deaths.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: C.W. Nevius
    100
    So good it's scary.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: David Chute
    60
    In the final reel, the tension dissipates with a flabby hiss, as the film devolves into a banal, conventional ghost story.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    I hated it, but I grant that it does tap into a vein of technological horror - the fear of the VCR! - that will have young videophiles chatting it up for weeks

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 82
  3. Negative: 14 out of 82
  1. GordonM.
    10
    This is the best movie of all time! I personally can't see what people are moaning about! I was so scared when Samara came out of the T.V. It is the perfect horror movie, and Naomi Watts played the part perfectly. My friends love it, I love it, so it IS the best movie ever made!… Expand
    • 2 of 4 users said yes
  2. MJaques
    4
    Oh my. I still don't understand why this fascinates people so. I bought this as a special edition DVD after hearing so much about it. And, well. It doesn't really scare. It's got some interesting plot pieces, and it's fine to watch... but it's really an overproduced, over-hyped, and rather awful horror movie. The Village will give more shock value, and the 'psychological horror' is simply not there. You won't have nightmares. You'll barely bat an eyelid. Most of the film is spent expecting something interesting to happen. It does. Maybe twice. Worth a cheap buy, or a late night boredom-killer.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. RyanLopez
    2
    This is possibly the worst movie I have seen in my 13 years of life!. It's interesting but there is also a lot of things missing. I mean the worst part for me was when the horse was killed. What the hell is in the directors mind shooting this scene, I am a strong animal lover, so i hated it. TWO THUMBS DOWN… Expand
    • 0 of 6 users said yes

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