Seven Days And You Will Die.

Rating: 7/10 (31 December 2007)

A tape of something so strange and so disturbed was in the hands of some teenagers; Katie and her friends. After watching it, stunned by what they saw, they received a phone call saying they will die in exactly seven days. Believing the tape was some sort of twisted joke, they shrugged of the feeling and lived life as usual. But a week passed since they watched the video and all four ended up with the same fate: dead. Katie's mother, confused and shaken by the loss of her daughter, asked Rachel, her sister, to find out what really happen to their troubled girl.Now determined to solve the mystery of Katie's death, Rachel finds herself and her son, Hayden with the same fate as her niece. Can she save her life and Aidan's as well?
Directed by Gore Verbinski, The Ring gives a fairly decent work of art. I applaud Gore for directing the effect of viewers sensing that they're not alone anymore from start to finish. However, I find the tape (The Death Tape, as I nicknamed it.) disturbing. It was some of the images of the finger and the suicidal horse that made me feel unusual, almost at the point of being uncomfortable.
The cast was also very well picked. Naomi Watts, who played Rachel, gives a performance that will surely give her more success in her career. But what was more surprising was the work of little David Dorfman who played Aidan. He gave some excellent acting skills in The Ring. The girl who haunts the tape (Daveigh Chase who acts as Samara) gave a frightening job as well.
The Ring was, I thought, more of a thrill then a horror movie, but it does frighten well. But I heed a warning to those who want to rent 'The Ring'. If you're easily disgusted, then I suggest you pick another movie to watch. To those who ignored my warning, however, will surely be pleased that they did, because it really is a one of a kind movie. I give 'The Ring' a two thumbs up well done.