Cursed

February 26, 2005

Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 96 min Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Cursed is not just the name of Wes Craven’s new werewolf movie. It is also what we did when we saw the dreaded PG-13 rating. Once again, we sit through a cheesy horror flick without benefit of buckets of blood getting splattered on bare bouncing boobies. But this film does have it’s moments.

Cursed Director Wes Craven knows a little something about horror movies. He directed the original Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream movies among dozens of others. However, he had his work cut out for him this time. Cursed was delayed more than a year and had many cast members leave requiring lots of re-shoots.

What we end up with is a cheesy formulamatic werewolf movie. A sister and brother are in an accident and get bitten. As with all modern werewolf films they have a bit of fun with the increased senses, strength and sex appeal. But of course they dont like the nasty side effect of growing fur and having a burning desire to dine on human flesh. This may have also been accompanied by a desire to pee on hydrants, chase cars, sniff crotchs and hump legs, but that is purely speculation. So they try to find a way to break The Curse.

Christina Ricci and her humongous forehead star. And Rick Baker is listed as the makeup man. We always get excited when we see his name in the credits and are huge fans of his work. The critter in this movie looks pretty good, but we cant help but think the producers selected Baker’s bargain plan as the overall effects looked kinda cheap.

But hey, there’s nothing wrong with being campy, as long as the movie doesn’t take itself seriously. And I think you’ll figure out Cursed definitely embraces itself for what it is. I wont spoil it, but the werewolf nearly put me in the floor with my side splitting from laughing at one point and it was no accident. A big tip of the cap to Craven. Dont expect anything intense or for your girl to crawl up into your arms. We’re giving it 3 stars. This is far from a must-see, but there are enough moments to make this a fun movie.

Posted by Billy Bob | Filed Under 3 Stars, Bambi Allen, Christina Ricci, Horror, James Brolin, Jesse Eisenberg, PG-13, Portia De Rossi, Theatrical