The Grudge Review: 2 Ups & 8 Downs

1. Yes, It's The Worst Film Of 2020 (So Far)

The Grudge
Sony Pictures Releasing

It's been a relatively quiet start to the year of film so far, and also a weirdly decent one for the most part, but all the same, The Grudge is absolutely the worst theatrical release of the year to date.

While we're only a few weeks into 2020 and there are sure to be some dreadful competitors to its crown in the coming months, it's highly unlikely that The Grudge isn't on a lot of critics' worst-of lists come December.

Granted, Dolittle doesn't hit UK screens for a few more weeks, so The Grudge might get pipped to the post soon enough.

The Grudge sucks, then. But like (almost) any film, it's not all awful. And so, here are the few things it gets right...

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