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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.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for horror violence/terror, some sexual references, nudity, language and a brief drug reference.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:Feb 25, 2005 Wide
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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Nov 30, 2005
Reviews for Cursed
It's fun watching the horror conventions unfold though Craven's skillful camera.
film whose authors require so many excuses doesn't deserve an audience
Not since primitive stop-motion special effects turned Lon Chaney into the Wolf Man has a movie lycanthrope looked so unconvincing.
What can you say about a horror film when its spookiest cast member plays the innocent victim?
a confusing mess, occasionally funny, but with hardly enough bite to get you howling
Like Scream remade with butter knives...takes a lazily superficial tack on the old werewolf yarn.
This film could easily be the Springtime for Hitler of horror movies.
Cursed may as well be retitled Guilty Pleasure, because that's exactly what it is.
The only good thing about this film is that Christina Ricci is still channeling Wednesday Addams.
The Dawson's Creek sensitivity and unsatisfying effects undermine the lupine anxiety.
Christina Ricci wanders around unleashed in a moon-eyed daze, wondering who let this dog out.
As a critic, I've often been bored and offended by the movies I've watched, but Cursed may be the first time I can remember being outright insulted by one.
Makes you long for the days when teenage werewolves were beady-eyed, slavering versions of hairy-palm jokes.
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