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Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) struggles to solve a group of unexplained murders, and so far, the only link that seems to exist among the crimes involves a wound in the shape of an &NFi;X&NFi_; on th...( read more 
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MCT:September 6, 2008Very impressive for the Horror/thriller genre. Though it came out 11 years ago, it's better than every horror movie that's come out in America since
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MCT:July 4, 2008
Homicide detective Kaji Yakusho (Kenichi Takabe) is pitted against evil in the shape of a sinister amnesiac who may be the link between a series of seemingly motiveless and gruesome killings where the victims are carved with an X. Kurosawa is confide...(read more) nt with his material, skilfully framing and lighting each scene with exquisite attention to detail. Sound is used to great effect in this movie, and provides a constant cue as to the mood of each of the protagonists. Yakushos ultimate encounter with his nemesis is handled with great effect. Not quite a murder mystery, not quite an existential horror, but rather, something unique in the genre, a genuinely thoughtful examination of identity and free will. I cant wait to see this one again.
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MCT:May 10, 2008
A sublime horror masterpiece form the 'other Kurosawa', Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation). Hypnotic, spellbinding, beautiful and creepy all at once. Shot composition is outstanding.
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MCT:May 2, 2008
On another level than homogenized japanese horror films, Cure is an involving crime drama and a moody thriller about serial killings committed through the power of suggestion. The lack of music during key scenes of violence is a bit unsettling as is the use of ambient sound during other scenes which add to the infectious, hypnotic theme.
It's far too subtle for the die-hard horror crowd and too unconventional and violent for the art house crowd. Unclouded by narrative reassurance for morality themes such as good guy/bad guy found in Seven or Silence of the Lambs. If you enjoy deep, dark, traumatic, thoughtful psychological drama at its most heavy, tense and serious, Cure is for you.
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MCT:April 15, 2008Here's a surprise, the Japanese making a movie about a depraved serial killer. Somebody slap me a call me Shirley!
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MCT:February 3, 2008
Frustrating at times, and yet, hard not to pay attention to it. I can't say i got everything that K.Kurosawa wanted to say, but it kept me watching it all the way with both eyes and ears wide open. Koji-san performance is rock solid as usual.
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MCT:June 13, 2007
A very unique serial killer film. Almost as good as Seven but not quite. My only hope is that it doesn't get picked up to be remade in Hollywood.
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MCT:April 16, 2007
I adore Kiyoshi Kurosawa's style. I genuinely love it. I just wish he was better with the substance.
Let's be honest with ourselves - none of KK's movies are really that deep or thoughtful, except probably Pulse. They don't really deserve multiple viewings. They are neat little baubles that show off a masterful, mature sense of style and some fantastic performances. If there's one quality Kurosawa has, it's that he can draw A-class performances from any actor in any of his movies. But with all that aside, he can't write for shit. His body of work explores a lot of gripping themes, but consistently fails to expound on all of them. The more he gets out of these ideas, the better his movies are.
Doppelganger, Cure, Seance, Pulse. From worst to best, that's how his films stack up. (I haven't seen Bright Future or Charisma, and I hear that his J-pop-horror brainchild Loft is downright awful.) Pulse did such a great job tying its messages into its atmosphere and style; Seance was enormously involving, if not a little dry. Cure left me cold and Doppelganger was straight-out dull and repetitive. I'm sorry, but three-minute long shots of people walking through a house with no dialogue or exposition isn't productive film making, as cool as the shot may look. And in Kurosawa tradition, Cure's non-ending is dissatisfying, frustrating and cryptic.
If you're a fan of Kiyoshi Kurosawa like I am, this is imperative viewing, but it's not a very good movie on many other fronts. -
MCT:October 11, 2006
The other Kurosawa (Kyoshi) does it just as well. Think the Ring/Grudge but mixed with Memento and you're getting closer.
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MCT:August 10, 2006
Very slow, but excellent as a psychological thriller. The leads are great together in a cat-and-mouse chase, and the ending leaves you going "What...?" Definitely not your run-of-the-mill horror movie.
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MCT:August 10, 2006The slow burn horror movie. You'll either find it intensely scary, or boring. But you still won't understand it.
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