One of the best I've seen

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2002)

This movie crept up on me as I watched it and I still haven't been able to shake it off...five days later. It's subtle, and if you go in expecting a slasher film or a gore-fest, you will be disappointed. If you're in the mood for creepy, suffocating dread and horror infused into everyday objects, then go see it.
A lot of people who prefer the Japanese original say this version explains too much; some Americans say it doesn't explain enough. It doesn't come right out and explain everything, but the answers are there if you look.
I saw this movie at a 1:30 matinee, and halfway through, I had completely forgotten that the sun was shining outside. And when I left the theater, the sunlight seemed utterly irrelevant to what I'd witnessed. There's horror in this film that nothing can stop -- if you like stylish horror, treat yourself to this one.