To date, one of four filmed versions of Kôji Suzuki's Ringu novel. Virus is South Korea's attempt to capture the horrors. Like in Nakata's film the protagonist is changed to a female, but otherwise it more closely follows the plot of the novel. It even reinstates some of the more interesting elements that were absent in the second Japanese version.
It’s not as good as
Ringu (1998), but I prefer it over the American remake,
The Ring (2002). Don't be expecting the piss-your-pants scares of Ringu, either. It's more of a drama than a horror. Think of it as a companion piece to the others and you may enjoy it more.
3 medical mysteries out of 5
