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Year:	2008
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Masayuki Ochiai
Genre:	American remake fiasco
Starring:	Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina
Rating:	2/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482599/
Tagline:	Revenge Never Dies!
Favourite line:	None worth mentioning

Desperately tedious American remake of a Thai horror of the same name.

The plot:
Whilst driving through a narrow country lane, a couple skid off the road after a young woman steps out on them but, when they recover from the accident, there is no sign of the woman herself. Trying to settle into their new life in Tokyo, from the moment of the accident, their lives start to spiral into a maelstrom of fear and delusion.

And deathly dullness.
This actually made me angry.
Imagine, if you will, making a slightly 'slow' ten year old watch Ringu, then handing the child a camera and saying 'See what you can do, son."
Predictable to the point of actual physical pain, this throws all the usual tricks at the dreadfully jaded viewer:
Jerky movements?
Check.
Strobe effects?
Check.
Spooky young woman with bedraggled black hair?
Check.
Check. Check. Freakin' check.
Apparently the Thai original is far superior.
Now there's a surprise.