Hideo Nakata's English-language feature debut, the sequel to THE RING (2002), brings the circle of influence back where it began: Nakata's 1998 RINGU unleashed J-Horror on the West and paved the way for an insidious invasion of grudges, fatal phone calls and malevolent little girl ghosts. Like RINGU 2 (1998), RING TWO attempts to take the story in a different direction, rather than delivering the same crowd-pleasing shocks to different characters. But its focus on the relationship between fiercely protective Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her imperiled son, Aidan (David Dorfman), is surprisingly dull. Part of the problem is that anyone who's seen THE RING (most of t...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
111 mins