The Ring Two (2005)
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20% of critics liked it
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54% of users liked it
(379,109 ratings)
A terrifying legacy haunts a single mother in this sequel to the frightening box-office hit The Ring. Hoping to leave their terrifying experiences in Seattle behind them, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), move to the small town of Astoria, OR, where Rachel takes a job… More A terrifying legacy haunts a single mother in this sequel to the frightening box-office hit The Ring. Hoping to leave their terrifying experiences in Seattle behind them, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), move to the small town of Astoria, OR, where Rachel takes a job writing for the local newspaper. When Rachel learns of an unexplained murder, which occurred after a teenager watched a strange videotape with his girlfriend, she suspects her past is following her and she begins looking into the case. Rachel believes that the otherworldly Samara has come back; however, as she tries to convince others of the young girl's powers, her own son falls ill and is hospitalized, and Rachel's stories fail to convince either Dr. Emma Temple (Elizabeth Perkins), who suspects Rachel is guilty of child abuse, or David Rourke (Simon Baker), one of Rachel's colleagues who fears for Aidan's safety. Also starring Sissy Spacek, The Ring 2 was directed by Hideo Nakata; it was the first English-language project for the Japanese filmmaker, who previously made Ringu, the picture that was the basis for The Ring. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hideo Nakata
- Written By
- Ehren Kruger
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- In Theaters
- Mar 18, 2005 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 23, 2005
- Studio
- Dreamworks Distribution LLC
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is like an exercise in cinema mechanics: Images, music, photography and mood conspire to create a sense of danger, even though at any given moment we cannot possibly explain the rules under which that danger might manifest itself.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker
A perplexing compound of the silly and the glum.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
May not be a masterpiece, but it has its share of thoughtful little angles.
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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Too many loose ends.
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Ed Park, Village Voice
The let's-travel-through-the-TV-screen sequence was better in Fat Albert.
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Cast
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Naomi Watts
as Rachel Keller
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Simon Baker
as Max Rourke
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David Dorfman
as Aidan
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Elizabeth Perkins
as Dr. Emma Temple
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Gary Cole
as Martin Savidge
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Sissy Spacek
as Evelyn
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Ryan Merriman
as Jake
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Emily VanCamp
as Emily
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Daveigh Chase
as Samara Morgan
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Kelly Stables
as Evil Samara
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Kelly Overton
as Betsy
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James Lersure
as Doctor
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Young Emma Temple


