I mainly say it is sort of like Grudge is the hotel setting, or rather the haunted house scenario. This is the first of the after dark horror movies I have seen, and it was okay. Certainly better than other Japanese horror movies, but then it was not super special either. This one starts out with random people encountering ghosts and switches focus on a movie being made about a mass slaying at a hotel. The director is casting the part and selects one girl who just seems to strike him as different. We also get introduced to a student who has reoccurring dreams of said hotel. Her scenes seem to make little sense until the end where everything comes together rather nicely. You should figure out what is about to occur a bit before it happens though as it is telegraphed. Still you get your creepy ghost encounters, your somewhat interesting back story, and a bit of blood thrown in for good measure. I was not entirely happy with the ending, however I did like the way the movie progressed. I was a tad confused with the introduction of the student, however, another movie Kairo was worse with switching scenarios as this one was much easier to roll with than that one. After the revelation at the end though I thought it could have wrapped up quicker, but the look on the girl's face as she was totally freaking out was priceless. A tad creepy and interesting, nothing totally new, but it works.
Review of Reincarnation
