
Julia becomes worried about her boyfriend, Holt, when he explores the dark urban legend of a mysterious video said to kill the watcher seven days after viewing. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a "movie within the movie" that no one has ever seen before.... (Full plot summary below)
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Julia becomes worried about her boyfriend, Holt, when he explores the dark urban legend of a mysterious video said to kill the watcher seven days after viewing. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a "movie within the movie" that no one has ever seen before.
Leave your thoughts about Rings.
| Film Journal InternationalEdward DouglasFilmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez really doesn't have a lot to work with beyond a flimsy story, weak script and characters you'll have a hard time caring about. |
| Consequence of SoundRandall ColburnRings is too beholden with current trends to truly exploit the potential it displays in its early going. |
| Washington City PaperAlan ZilbermanRings is the worst horror film in years. Unintentionally funny, with zero scares and piss poor performances, its best hope is to serve as a cautionary tale for future horror filmmakers. |
| PajibaRebecca PahleThere's the odd jump scare -- Samara, barely present in her own movie, seen through a keyhole; an umbrella loudly popping open right into the camera -- but that's about it. |
| Illinois TimesCharles Koplinski"Rings" proves to be superior to the two previous movies what with its streamlined story and eerie atmosphere. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubAs a threequel, Rings suffers a bit from franchise fatigue. It tries to fix that by giving viewers an even deeper look at the mythology of Samara and the videotape, with mixed results. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferNot as scary nor as atmospheric as The Ring, but it's nonetheless creepy, suspenseful and an improvement on the sequel with great visual effects and sound design/editing. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThe powers that be ought to have chosen one premise for the sequel, not two, and ought to have considered whether they even needed one. |
| Bowling Green Daily NewsMicheal ComptonIs it a true sequel? Is it a reboot? Even after watching the film, it's really hard to say -- which is one of the reasons why this is hard to watch. |
| The GuardianMike McCahillThis offshoot is essentially a well-produced, easily accessed B-movie. Still, it wouldn’t kill you to watch it, and it does more than expected to reinvent its particular wheel. |