since this movie be an adaptation of mr. koji suzuki lemonheart which be among the 3 story contain in ringu 0 represent baasudei that be release in 1999 and it sufficient say that the director do pretty well with alter some of it content to suit the interpretation of the previous movie ( ringu and ringu 2 ) which be also unparalleled . i do not think the storyline be confuse at all since it mostly concentrate on sadako life ( derive from lemonheart ) and doesn not really focus on the curse of the video tape . i think it depend on how well you understand this movie that will determine how much you appreciate it or not . since i take the time to search for an informative website that clarify some of the scene from the movie and i have accrue well understanding of the story and respect for it . what i truly love about this movie be the fact that they want u to feel sympathetic towards sadako character albeit the wickedness of what we see in ringu and ringu 2. bravo to yukie nakama for portray sadako character effectively . she one of those few actress that can truly set your emotion rise and fall from within . it design to tell u the tragic story of sadako life before the cursed video tape and which exceed from my own expectation . that be what make it unique from the previous movie . it dramatic atmosphere haunt me and make me justify why such a character would turn out to be malevolent in ringu . i can see why many be baffle by the story since the one who direct this be not nakata hideo and obviously linger a bit from the previous adaptation ( i guess you might say more on the book than ringu and ringu 2 . ) . my verdict represent positive .