OK, well I found it scary!!!

Rating: Null/10 (8 March 2003)

It seems to me that if you have seen the Japanese version of "The Ring" the new American version isn't scary at all, but as I haven't I found the movie effective in every way. The build up of tension was perfect. Not a scene went by when I was on the edge of my seat simply waiting for the next scare to come. I have no idea how I am going to manage to sit through the Japanese version when I spent half the film saying 'f**k, f**k, f**k' over again as I waited to be scared out of my head.
The best performance of the films came from the youngest members of the cast. The portrayal of the haunting Samara Morgan played by Daveigh Chase was outstanding and paired with the performance of David Dorfman as Aidan Keller the two seemed to both spark in a way that is rarely seen in such young actors/actresses.
Overall I found the film haunting and moving in ways that I didn't expect. Not only was it a horror story about an killer video tape, it was a story that explored the relationship between mother and child in both the case of the Keller's and the Morgan's. You should see this film simply for entertainment purposes.