Review: stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the problems and characters it reveals 
Sentiment: negative

Review: makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks 
Sentiment: negative

Review: contrasting the original ringu with the current americanized adaptation is akin to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii 
Sentiment: negative


Review: '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .