The normal façade of a modest house in Tokyo belies the hidden terror within. It is possessed by a violent plague that destroys the lives of everyone who enters. Known as "The Grudge," this curse causes its victims to die in the grip of a powerful rage. Those who are fatally afflicted by the curse die and a new curse is born -- passed like a virus to all those who enter the house in an endless, growing chain of horror.
Karen (
Sarah Michelle Gellar) is an exchange student studying social work in Japan who innocently agrees to cover for a nurse who didn't show up for work. When she enters the assigned home, she discovers an elderly American woman, Emma (Grace Zabriskie), who is lost in a catatonic state while the rest of the house appears deserted and disheveled.
As she is tending to the stricken old woman, Karen hears scratching sounds from upstairs. When she investigates, she is faced with a supernatural horror more frightening than she could ever imagine.
Within this house, a chain of terror has been set in motion resulting from a terrifying evil that was born years before. As more people die, Karen is pulled into the cycle of horror and learns the secret of the vengeful curse that has taken root in this house.
Now she must stop it before it's too late...
This movie makes NO sense. It doesn't even try. You know, I like a certain level of coherence to my movies, which is probably why I was never able to get into this movie. It's hard to explain, but the images in this movie are very different from the ones in the American, which is strange considering they were both directed by the same guy. The acting and imagery were really good in this movie, but everything else was bad. It succeeded where the American version failed, but also failed where it succeeded. Neither movie was very good, but I preferred the one that made the most sense (American). This isn't without merit, but you'd do better watching The Ring.
it was scary i guess. i didnt jump out of my seat or anything, but it was a cool movie. i was a little confused about Rika and the way the movie jumped around
This movie rocked!! but it was kinda boring cuz u wait for sumthin to happen.