The Cursed (2021) is a movie my wife and I recently watched in theatres. The storyline follows a group of families in colonial times in the countryside of France. When a band of gypsies show up and show proof that the families are on their land the families take action against the gypsies. In the gypsies last moments they put a curse on the families they don't take seriously until it becomes virtually impossible to step outside of their house without being torn apart. Can the families reverse the curse or will they be doomed by it for eternity?
This movie is written and directed by Sean Ellis (Anthropoid) and stars Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Kelly Reilly (Flight), Alistair Petrie (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Amelia Crouch (The Huntsman) and Max Mackintosh (Rocket Man).
The storyline for this movie, while predictable in some ways, is magnificent. The thought process of starting with War on the French countryside, transitioning to a gypsy border war and then into a magnificent and original werewolf plot was presented to the audience so well. The intensity of the war scenes and gypsy war was brutal and perfectly executed. Even the methodology of the curse was unique and had a great backstory. There were wolf scenes in this are out of this world and this has one of the best and most gruesome transformation scenes in horror movie history. The transformation scene in this alone is worth the price of admission. I loved the special effects for the werewolf. The character evolutions are very good and the ending is perfection.
This will likely be my favorite movie of 2022 and definitely my favorite horror movie for the year. I would score this a 9.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is written and directed by Sean Ellis (Anthropoid) and stars Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Kelly Reilly (Flight), Alistair Petrie (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Amelia Crouch (The Huntsman) and Max Mackintosh (Rocket Man).
The storyline for this movie, while predictable in some ways, is magnificent. The thought process of starting with War on the French countryside, transitioning to a gypsy border war and then into a magnificent and original werewolf plot was presented to the audience so well. The intensity of the war scenes and gypsy war was brutal and perfectly executed. Even the methodology of the curse was unique and had a great backstory. There were wolf scenes in this are out of this world and this has one of the best and most gruesome transformation scenes in horror movie history. The transformation scene in this alone is worth the price of admission. I loved the special effects for the werewolf. The character evolutions are very good and the ending is perfection.
This will likely be my favorite movie of 2022 and definitely my favorite horror movie for the year. I would score this a 9.5/10 and strongly recommend it.