Ridiculous, dull and uneventful plot...

Rating: 5/10 (4 January 2004)

The only reason that this movie is somewhat scary at the start is due to your ignorance of the nature and history of the ring. Once you get clued in, after a dull and contrived search for the truth about the ring, the movie becomes more laughable than scary. To exacerbate matters, after the movie has ostensibly ended, there is a cheap twist thrown in which is a transparent attempt to launch a sequel.
SPOILER AHEAD...
If you can believe that a dead girl can make a symbol ridden video tape from beyond the grave, then distribute it, then make phone calls to the viewer right after he has seen it, and then come right out of the tv screen to scare the life out of her victim, then you might get scared. If not, you might either laugh or yawn your way to the end...