Video Store - Review #1

Ring 2

This is a classic example of how atrocious sequels usually are. The opening scene smacks of ‘teenage horror flick’ and I was reminded of ‘Not another teen movie’ as I sat and watched the not so terrifying opener. For scares you should refer back to the first movie because this one just doesn’t manage to illicit even a mild shutting of the eyes from me (not a good sign).

As for the acting this film has done nothing for Naomi Watts’ career and she probably should never have agreed to do the sequel (her acting verges on the embarrassing). The kid was spooky and I was reminded of Haley Joel Osmond’s little boy routine in AI by Steven Spielberg. The other characters are just uninteresting.

There is only one scene in this movie that could be considered its redeeming feature and that involved a bathtub, a hypothermic boy in the bathtub and water running in the wrong direction. This is where the movie peaked (granted quite drastically as there was nothing note worthy before this) and then did a rather spectacular nose dive towards an ending that even I have trouble remembering.

I give this film a very generous . . .

1 star