Rating: NR
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 03/18/2005(USA)
Release Date: 08/23/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol/French
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 128 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Children in Peril
Distributor/Studio: DreamWorks
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, All Movie Guide
