Director Hideo Nakata’s presence at the helm of Dreamworks’ sequel to their own remake of Nakata’s earlier Japanese original Ring, must have been quite a scoop for the studio. After all, his influential work in Japan had revitalised the horror film in the east, whilst the west happily retread old ground. It’s a shame then that his name above the ‘director’ credit proves to be little more than a good promotional gimmick, as even he cannot save a poor film that suffers from incoherent, illogical plotting, and characters as lifeless as the ghosts the film speaks of.

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10. Mark Lee (AKA Mark Gor)
Played by Chow Yun-Fat
Gangster Mark sports a duster, Alain Delon sunglasses and constantly chews a toothpick – and it’s a well known fact it doesn’t get any cooler than that (in fact, Quentin Tarantino reportedly copied the look and sported it for months after watching the movie). Mark isn’t just the epitome of cool though – he is a hitman of considerable skill and flair, and you cross him at …