Scary, sexy, cool

Sarah Michelle Gellar, "The Grudge"

For eight years, TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” gave Gellar a showcase as a sweet, sexy and surly teenager who also knew how to kick vampire butt. After a couple of victim roles in the hits “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Scream 2,” Gellar found a more appropriate star vehicle in “The Grudge.” The movie’s plenty bad, but there’s something infectious about a terrified Gellar, whether she’s slaying vampires or peering into the shadows of a haunted house.