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The Grudge (2020) Review

When money is on the line, a grudge never ends

  • Chris Carter Chris Carter
  • January 16, 2020
  • 2 Minute Read
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Score: 4 / 10

The reaction most people have had upon the release of 2020’s Grudge is “there’s another grudge?” That’s how you know you screwed up.

Yep, The Grudge, both the title of the film and the titular “grudge” curse, are back. This time it’s in the form of a side sequel of sorts, which takes place concurrently with the main series and still has a minor element of the Japanese original, Ju-On. The tale is told in a fragmented series of stories taking place in different timelines, anchored by Andrea Riseborough, who plays Detective Muldoon: a cop investigating the series of murders initiated by a mysterious curse. The thing is the re-use of this concept is utterly pointless, and completely takes away from any sense of tension or dread by stopping the film in its tracks constantly.

I get that it’s on-brand to go non-linear and jump around. But in the end, the editing feels like a pastiche of random horror tropes but
without any clever ideas to tie them together. It’s almost humorous how everyone gets wrapped up in the curse, and the cop angle ultimately goes nowhere and serves as a way to shove procedural crime elements in.

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Final Thoughts:

Toothless scares and a pointless whodunit plot distract from any sense of terror.
Chris Carter

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The Grudge

Director(s): Nicolas Pesce
Cast: Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, David Lawrence Brown, Zoe Fish
Studio: Screen Gems
Running Time: 94 min

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