Word: ehren
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...shriek-worthy. Much of it may come from falling victim to the movie’s own theories. In regard to the hoodoo, we are warned that it “can’t hurt you if you don’t believe.” Eventually, writer Ehren Kruger (“The Ring”) builds up enough back story—combined with some freaky black-and-white film work—to get us believing for a moment, too. If this mirrored effect is intentional, it is a brief appearance of genius...
...first act is quite a knockout as these films go. Director Hideo Nakata (who directed The Japanese Ringu) and writer Ehren Kruger at least have fun subverting our expectations, albeit slightly, right from the opening scene. At first, the film appears to begin exactly the same way as the original—two naughty teenagers checking out the deadly videotape and getting iced—but, it turns out one of them (the male) is actually aware of the tape’s effect...