The Grudge
| Genre | Mystery/Psychological Horror (film) |
| Runtime | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Director | Nicolas Pesce |
| Writer | Nicolas Pesce Jeff Buhler |
| Stars | Andrea Riseborough Demián Bichir John Cho Lin Shaye |
| Music By | The Newton Brothers |
| Release Date | January 3, 2020 |
| Country | United States |
| Official website | N/A |
Ratings
| IMDB | 4.1/10 | ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Rotten tomatoes | 20% % | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ |
Description
The film is based on the Japanese horror movie titled Ju-On: The Grudge by Takashi Shimizu. It was initially set to be the reboot of the 2004 American remake (The Grudge 2004), though in the end it came out as the sidequel of the series. It takes place during and after the events of the 2004 film and its sequels that are The Grudge 2 (2006), and The Grudge 3 (2009). It will be the fourth installment in the American The Grudge film series.
Video Credit : Sony Pictures Entertainment
Plot
The movie has the same vibe to it as the original films. It also follows a house which is cursed by a vengeful spirit that dooms all of the people who enter it with a brutal death.
In the film, the story will follow a young detective who is investigating a case of a young housewife who kills her family in her own house. She is the one to discover the history of the house and the vengeful ghost and is now trying to save herself and her son from demonic powers in the house.
Cast & Crew
| Andrea Riseborough | as | Detective Muldoon |
| Demián Bichir | as | Detective Goodman |
| John Cho | as | Peter Spencer |
| Betty Gilpin | as | Nina Spencer |
| Lin Shaye | as | Faith Matheson |
| Jacki Weaver | as | Lorna Moody |
| William Sadler | as | Detective Wilson |
| Frankie Faison | as | William Matheson |
Facts
| • This one is kinda weird and spooky. When the movie was theatrically released, the posters displayed outside theaters were decorated with black hair extensions. |
| • It was the last film of Canadian actress Stefanie Sherk. She passed away by suicide on 20 April 2019 in Los Angeles, California, United States. |
| •According to the director, he has taken inspiration from The Exorcist (1973) and The Changeling (1980) for this film. |
| • The film initially was set with the title Grudge, but further the prefix was added in. |
⇒ The movie follows the same theme and that feels more like watching a series. Same old same old. Kinda not doing it for me. Though the fact that the team put hair extensions on the posters displayed outside theaters after the theatrically release, really made my day, like imagine! Wanna read more? Explore more movies in our Movies Quick Info section.
