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The Ring Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    57

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 30

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    Won't kill you, but it could bore you half to death.

  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    While impressively made, this impassive and cold feature fails, in a spectacular fashion, to deliver the thrills.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    Comes across in muted fashion, with uninvolving characters and lack of genuine excitement or fright creating a second-rate, second-hand feel.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    Certainly acceptable. But no one seeing it is going to feel as spooked as executive producer Roy Lee. To make an audience feel that intensely, you need a different kind of director and a different kind of film.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The kind of dread dark horror film where you better hope nobody in the audience snickers, because the film teeters right on the edge of the ridiculous.

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  • 63

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    Too many threads are left dangling and the movie ultimately proves too implausible to put alongside those horror classics.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    The best thing about the movie, which is a very elegantly crafted piece of gothic snuff hokum, is the way it teases and intrigues us with the revelation of what's on that tape.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder

    Ends up a few frames short of the perfect horror film, but very few.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 15+

This movie is very, very scary.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie is very, very scary. Four people and a horse die on-screen, with the potential for many more untimely demises throughout and -- don't read on if you enjoy surprises -- beyond the end of the movie. The overall tone is creepy and would leave many of the staunchest of moviegoers in dire need of brightly lit rooms and laughter.

  • Families can talk about the decision that Rachel makes at the end of the movie and the ramifications of her actions. They might also wish to discuss the way that different characters deal with the untimely death of a loved one.

What to watch for
  • violence false5

    Violence: Intense peril and violence, deeply disturbing images, characters killed, death of child

  • sex false3

    Sex: A wet t-shirt and some references to dating (and staying together in the mountains) without parental knowledge.

  • language false3

    Language: Some strong language for a PG-13

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Brief, unspecific reference to drug use

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