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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWatts is wonderful, and the story's forsaken-child theme still has plenty of horrific power.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttWhile nearly every shock comes at predictable moments, there is genuine ingenuity behind many, and the movie is surprisingly fresh for one made by a guy on his third go-round with the same material.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversYou have to admire Nakata's skill at letting the dead run free while hinting that we may have more to fear from the living. With a braver step in that direction, this middling movie would ring more than box-office bells.
- 60Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonThe movie works while you watch it, with plenty of scares both sudden and psychological.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyHalf-intriguing, half-tedious.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe scariest thing in the not-scary-enough The Ring Two is the notion that even smart, attractive adults - yikes, even mothers - just never learn, either.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonDespite some impressive technical achievements, it too looks like a movie with little reason for being.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorMight have something interesting to say about cultural ambivalence by and toward the maternal impulse if only it had a spark of originality or verve.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanGoes wrong in less than two minutes, which may be a world record for sequels to decent movies.
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezTerrifyingly dull movie.