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Cursed (2005)

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Reviews Counted:88

Fresh:15

Rotten:73

Average Rating:3.5/10

Consensus: A predictable plot and cheesy special effects make Cursed a less-than-scary experience.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $19,188,885

Synopsis: With CURSED, screenwriter Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven (SCREAM) take another playful trip to the dark side. This time around, their sights are set on one of the horror genre's most... With CURSED, screenwriter Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven (SCREAM) take another playful trip to the dark side. This time around, their sights are set on one of the horror genre's most popular subjects: werewolves. Set in an ultra-hip modern Los Angeles, the film tells the tale of siblings Ellie (Christina Ricci) and Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg), who have yet to fully come to terms with the loss of their parents. Ellie works at "The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn" and dates ladies' man Jake (Joshua Jackson), while Jimmy is a less-than-popular high school student with a crush on the prettiest girl in school (Kristina Anapau). But one night, after Ellie and Jimmy get into a car accident on Mulholland Drive, they are bitten by what appears to be a bona fide werewolf. Soon, both brother and sister are exhibiting behavior that can only mean one thing--that they, too, have been cursed. A troubled production history notwithstanding, Craven's film remains a fast-paced, clever addition to the genre. Featuring a star-studded supporting cast (including Mya, Judy Greer, and Shannon Elizabeth), as well as an energetic modern rock soundtrack, CURSED takes viewers on a thrill-ride through the dark side of Los Angeles. [More]

Starring: Christina Ricci, Michael Rosenbaum, Shannon Elizabeth, Bambi Allen

Starring: Christina Ricci, Michael Rosenbaum, Shannon Elizabeth, Bambi Allen, Scott Baio, Portia De Rossi, Scott Foley, Joshua Jackson, Judy Greer, Jesse Eisenberg, Mya, Ken Rudúlph

Director: Wes Craven

Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Producer: Marianne Maddalena, Kevin Williamson
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Studio: Dimension Films

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04/29/09
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11/19/08
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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What can you say about a horror film when its spookiest cast member plays the innocent victim?

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10/21/08
Steve Biodrowski
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

It really never deserved to be more than a quickie TV-movie on the WB, where it would've aired around Halloween and then faded into oblivion.

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07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
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04/01/06
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02/09/06
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A procession of silly startlements: a sudden loud sound here, a mysterious hand creeping in there. This isn't scary, it's irritating. And then it's tiresome.

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02/07/06
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV

Until this past Friday, the worst werewolf film ever made was, hairy hands down, Mike Nichols' Wolf. Cursed now assumes that dubious distinction and someone is going to have to try very hard to wrestle it away.

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12/06/05
Rick Kisonak
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09/26/05
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film whose authors require so many excuses doesn't deserve an audience

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08/21/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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...boredom never quite sets in thanks to the engaging performances...

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07/31/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's disheartening to see three so extraordinary talents as Craven, Williamson, and Ricci create so distinctly ordinary a product. (Unrated Version)

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06/19/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Subestima a inteligência do espectador do início ao fim e apela para todo tipo de clichê de direção para tentar provocar sustos ocasionais.

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06/16/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

a confusing mess, occasionally funny, but with hardly enough bite to get you howling

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05/14/05
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

Watchable horror film has good performances and several nice moments but it's let down by some dodgy CGI and a patchy script.

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05/14/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

If this is the way Craven is headed, we should be mourning the loss of a true talent.

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04/18/05
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
 
 
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