The Grudge Movie Review: The Japanese Horror Tale Of A Curse Comes To America
The Grudge is set to continue on with the cursed story as it follows a woman in America. Even with the usual scares, the rhythmic story and cinematography makes it a fun watch.
Story:
Written
and
directed
by
Nicolas
Pesce,
2020,
The
Grudge
sets
as
a
sequel
and
a
reboot
to
the
franchise.
It
follows
the
ghost
of
an
unborn
child
killed
by
her
father
in
a
fit
of
rage.
She
now
takes
revenge
and
repeats
the
story
with
everyone
she
encounters,
now
across
continents.
Review:
The
Grudge
continues
on
since
2004,
based
on
Takashi
Shimizu's
series
of
the
same
name,
we
now
move
from
Tokyo
to
America.
The
curse
is
set
to
follow
you,
the
minute
you
step
into
the
house
until
you
die
and
then
it
will
move
on
to
the
next
victim.
When
Fiona
Landers,
comes
back
to
Cross
Rivers,
Pennsylvania,
from
the
cursed
house
in
Tokyo,
so
does
the
ghost,
latching
on
to
her.
Director
Nicolas
follows
Takashi's
style
and
presents
a
non-linear
story
adding
suspense
and
drama
to
the
protagonist's
chase
for
the
case.
While
this
is
Detective
Muldoon's
(played
by
Andrea
Riseborough)
first
encounter
with
the
curse,
detective
Goodman
(played
by
Demián
Bichir)
our
second
protagonist
has
already
managed
to
steer
clear
of
the
curse
for
quite
some
time.
By
the
time
detective,
Muldoon
reaches
the
scene,
the
curse
has
already
taken
several
families.
The
Grudge
starts
off
as
a
crime
drama
and
keeps
up
the
case
chase
through
most
of
the
film,
as
Muldoon
tries
to
figure
out
what
happened
to
the
families
that
died
in
the
house
and
around
that
house.
We
are
thrown
back
and
forth
between
different
stories
and
narratives
until
all
stories
are
told,
at
first
it's
hard
to
understand
the
timeline.
But
it
slowly
becomes
clearer
as
we
meet
another
victim
who
has
managed
to
stay
alive
a
little
while
longer.
The
Grudge
uses
its
classic
noises
and
follows
the
trend
from
the
previous
films
in
the
series.
It
soundtracks
is
fun
to
listen
to
and
also
adds
to
the
groggy
visuals
of
the
film,
we
have
people
being
mutilated
and
cutting
their
own
body
parts
so,
it
is
not
easy
on
the
eyes
at
all.
It
is
not
for
the
weak-minded
but
is
not
scary
enough
to
make
the
strong
queasy.
The
script
and
the
screenplay
is
identical
to
the
original
films,
follows
the
same
sense
and
theme
but
comes
off
as
an
improvement
with
better
sound
and
jump
scares.
The
actors
have
made
through
the
movie
without
any
trouble,
the
cast
is
huge
and
you
don't
get
to
see
a
lot
of
them.
But
they
have
all
followed
through
and
presented
an
actual
horror
story.
Unlike
Annabelle
from
the
conjuring
series
which
had
failed
to
deliver
last
year.
The
film
also
has
a
tad
bit
of
comedy
involved,
whether
in
terms
of
dialogues,
situation,
music
or
a
scene
presented
in
a
comic
manner.
It
was
new
and
unexpected
(since
there
isn't
a
single
teenager
involved
in
the
movie)
but
never
took
away
from
the
horror
genre
or
the
cursed
essence
of
the
film.
The
end
of
every
grudge
movie
is
the
same,
and
this
one
does
not
disappoint
you.
Just
when
you
think
this
is
like
every
other
horror
movie
and
the
protagonists
gets
her
way,
the
curse
follows
you,
till
the
end!
Overall,
The
Grudge
is
a
reminder
of
the
classic
and
at
the
same
time
brings
out
the
best
parts
of
the
series
all
wrapped
into
one.
It
is
worth
a
watch
even
if
not
this
weekend
right
away.