Review of The Ring (2002) by Renzo V — 18 May 2014
"BEFORE YOU DIE, YOU SEE THE RING...".
- The first of many American remakes of Asian Horror films, including 'The Grudge' and 'Dark Water', was this 2002 'The Ring' directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean saga, The Lone Rangers) and based on the novel by Koji Suzuki and remake to the Japanese movie 'Ringu'. The story follows a journalist, who watched a mysterious videotape and learns that she will die exactly seven days later, in her quest to find out the truth about the persons in the VHS tape. Creepy ghostlike women, old houses and water in a dark surrounding are often the main source of spookiness in these Japanese themed horror movies. The inevitable sequel followed in 2005. Starring Noami Watts (King Kong, The Impossible), Martin Henderson (Torque, Smockin' Aces), Brian Cox (X-men 2, Troy) and Daveigh Chase (Donnie Darko, S. Darko). You watch the tape, you die...
Journalist Rachel Keller (Watts) and her son Aidan attend the funeral of her niece Katie, who died mysteriously. Because her sister and brother-in-law are devastated, Rachel agrees to investigate Katie's death. Outside the house she meets some of Katie's classmates and learns that some of her friends have died on the same night. Rachel discovers that Katie and her friends went to a remote cabin where they all watched a videotape. After going there and retrieving the VHS tape, she watches the bizarre footage. Only seconds later, the telephone rings and she hears a voice that tells her that she has seven days to live.
Intrigued by it all, Rachel asks her ex-boyfriend Noah (Henderson) to help her find out who the people shown in the tape are. Step by step they uncover the shocking storyabout Anna Morgan, her husband Richard (Cox) and their daughter Samara (Chase). But can the truth prevent their deaths?
This review of The Ring (2002) was written by Renzo V on 18 May 2014.
The Ring has generally received mixed reviews.
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