stylish and scary

Rating: 7/10 (20 April 2003)

The Ring is a movie that holds your attention from its start due to its tremedous editing, direction, and story. The music by Hans Zimmer is also terrific. Naomi Watts is very good as the catalyst in the story. Brian Cox delivers his usual fine performance. The rest of the cast is good, but not great. The direction of Gore Verbinski is outstanding. His directing builds the suspense to a head, without giving much away. The art direction and sets are very well done and set the mood for the whole story. The Ring is one the best horror movies I've ever seen. The screenplay lacks in some areas and excels in others. I give it a 7 out of 10.