REINCARNATION (2005)

Directed and co-written by Takashi Shimizu, the man behind the Ju-on/Grudge films, Reincarnation is a moody creepfest about a young, up-and-coming actress, Nagisa Sugiura, who lands her first big role in a horror film chronicling the real-life events of a local professor who suddenly went on a murderous rampage at an isolated hotel twenty years before, killing eleven people including his own kids.  The film opens with quick shots of various people we don't know seeing ghosts, and when the crew of her film takes to the real hotel for "atmosphere," the visions Nagisa has also been having escalate,  as do the deaths - the film part horror, part psychological suspense (except for maybe the creepiest doll in cinema history; let's not forget her!) as it builds toward a genuinely satisfying "reveal" at the end that may confuse you if you aren't paying attention.  Not Shimizu's best, but still better than most of the horror coming out of the States today, and an eerily fun time. (rated R)  B-

REINCARNATION trailer