Film Review – The Grudge (2020)

A long time ago, the “Ju-On” series was very popular. It began its pop culture reign in 2000’s “The Curse,” a Japanese production that eventually inspired numerous sequels and spin-offs while taking its act to America for 2004’s “The Grudge,” resulting in a major hit as the moviegoing public began to fall in love with features about ghostly children terrifying easily spooked adults. There were follow-ups to that endeavor as well, but the thrill eventually wore off. Sensing a chance to reboot a familiar brand name, Sony Pictures returns with the unimaginatively titled “The Grudge,” with writer/director Nicolas Pesce trying his luck with a J-Horror nostalgia piece, looking to freak out audiences with old suspense moves that were stale the first time around, coming up with a particularly snoozy offering of sinister business, only here he manages to waste a fairly capable cast on feeble frights. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com