THE GRUDGE (2020) - Lots of jumpscares, new twists to the franchise

This is the latest iteration of the popular Japanese horror franchise - JU-ON : The GRUDGE.  When a mutated corpse turns up in a car somewhere in the woods, a detective tries to pick up the puzzle and investigates a house in Cross River. She finds out that the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Now the ghost is after her and her family.  

Like the other films in the franchise, this one has different timelines and plenty of characters.  A caregiver from Tokyo returns to the U.S., then murders her family and herself. A pair of married realtors tries to sell the house. And an old couple - a black man whose wife has advanced stage of dementia. It can be quite confusing when you're trying to follow which characters belong to which timeline.   

Now this is another film which is getting loads of negative reviews from critics.  It's been called boring, depressing, not scary, etc. I will leave it up to you, my dear readers, to do the judging. All I can say is, it has plenty of jumpscares which is expected from a horror genre; and it has some new twists to add to the franchise. The cast is made up of talented actors like Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, William Sadler, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Jacki Weaver, Frankie Faison, and Lin Shaye.    

Written and Directed by  Nicolas Pesce. Produced by Sam Raimi. Rated R. From Sony Pictures. 

Photos c/o Columbia Pictures.