less sense than The Grudge 1". Metacritic gave the film a score of 33/100 based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The film was criticized by several critics for its confusing plot. Keith Phipps from The A.V. Club wrote, "While The Grudge 2 deserves some credit for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere, it doesn't matter much when the plot doesn't go anywhere." Pete Vonder Haar from Film Threat found "[t]he same problems that plagued the original are on display here. Most notably, the lack of any coherent plot." Paul Debrudge from Variety stated, "The story is incidental, as auds merely anticipate the scares." Tim Goernert from Joblo "found it really hard to follow the story as well, as there were three of them happening at the same time." The film has also been criticized as being eye candy. Terry Lawson from the Detroit Free Press judged, "The Grudge 2 is just a mélange of images, some mildly disturbing, but mostly just variations on a theme." References External links (archive) Production notes at Sci-Fi Japan The Grudge 2 Reviews at Metacritic.com Review at Dread Central 2006 films 2000s psychological horror films American supernatural horror films Films directed by Takashi Shimizu Columbia Pictures films Ghost House Pictures films American haunted house films 2000s Japanese-language films American sequel films Japan in fiction American nonlinear narrative films Films about curses Films produced by Sam Raimi Films scored by Christopher Young Films set in 2004 Films set in 2006 Films set in Chicago Films set in California Films set in Tokyo Films shot in Tokyo American ghost films 2000s supernatural horror films American psychological horror films Films with screenplays by Stephen Susco Asian-American horror films The Grudge (film series) Japan in non-Japanese culture 2000s English-language films 2000s American films