From the poster babe with thick eyebrows to a powerhouse of an
actress, Jennifer Connelly delivers a performance as good as Kuroki
Hitome in the original Japanese movie. And the little child actress
who plays her daughter in this one has a sweeter and sunnier
disposition than her Japanese counterpart.
Director Walter Salles, fresh from "The Motorcycle Diaries", gives
this remake a more credible plot, but the creepy feeling I had when
watching Nakata's original was no longer there. Maybe it is the
music. Maybe it is the raincoat.
Horror fans looking for heart-stopping moments may be disappointed,
but personally, this dark movie was still better than Nakata's
recent Hollywood remake of his own sequel to "The Ring".
