Where’s Sarah Michelle Gellar when you need her? Unlike the 2004 Americanized J- horror remake, this weak re-boot / sequel makes for a miserably sleepy viewing experience. Making matters worse is the convoluted and fragmented timeline that will have you scratching your head in-between rolling your eyes. Seriously, we go to 3 different time periods, 2 separate countries and meet 4 pairs of characters before landing on the principal story. And while you won’t need to have seen the aforementioned original film, it may help, as this one ties into it, perhaps appeasing some diehard fans of the series. We also get an overuse of jump scares (what else is new?) and ineffective “creepy things in the background” tricks. To be fair, there are a handful of worthy performances (here’s to you Andrea Riseborough), and some truly haunting visuals. There is also a consistent eerie atmosphere throughout, but it’s all not nearly enough to overcome some bad editing, a predictable finish, and perhaps worse of all, a lethargic story with lazy scares.