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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Isn't particularly scary. No, it's much harder on you than mere fright: It's . . . creepy. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Gets on your nerves. Read full review

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Director Takashi Shimizu chooses cruel psychological suspense over gore and succeeds in spinning a minimal plot into a panorama of malice. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Divided into chapters, the film jumps around in time, which means that we get to observe Shimizu's utter failure to develop his characters from endless narrative angles. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Derek Elley

    A haunted-house one-trick pony. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times |

    The film's repetitious, episodic structure seems to unnecessarily alleviate the building tension, making it a far less frightening film than it might have been. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | Dave Kehr

    Because there is a new hero to identify with every 10 minutes, the viewer isn't drawn into a sustained suspense, but is merely subjected to a series of more or less foreseeable shocks. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    It's creepy, all right. It's just that HOW it goes about creeping you out is sometimes just plain cheesy. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Jonathan Curiel

    Bluntly speaking, Ju-On is anything but frightening. Ridiculous. Unbelievable. Unintentionally funny. It might as well be a parody of a horror film. Read full review

  • 25
    New York Daily News | Jami Bernard

    Its shapelessness and the cultural differences in acting style will keep this version filed under "cult oddity." Read full review

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