The Ring (2 stars)

In The Ring, Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) is a young journalist with a divorced husband, Noah (Martin Henderson), and a son, Aidan (David Dorfman). Her niece was recently found dead with a look of pure shock embedded in her face as if something scared her to death. Upon learning that her niece's three friends died at the same time, too, and hearing about a disturbing videotape that is said to kill you seven days after watching it, Rachel comes into the possession of that same tape. Now, as time grows short, Rachel and Noah race to save their lives from impending doom and discover what the tape has to do with a tragedy-stricken horse ranch and a very strange little girl named Samara (Daveigh Chase).

I rented this movie because it had gotten so much press attention as a great horror movie. I wasn't overly impressed, and the ending (like so many movies these days) left the possibility of a sequel open. Rent it if you're curious, over wise I'd say stay away.