I'm originally from McMinnville, Tennessee, where this movie was filmed. I was an extra in a few different scenes and spent a lot of time watching while they were filming it. At the time, and while waiting for the movie to finally come out, I was very excited to see it on the big screen. Unfortunately, that excitement wore off quick.
I'm glad that small towns such as mine are starting to get noticed by the film industry, but the portrayal of the town was downright embarrassing. From the horrible southern accents to the awful acting, it made it hard to get through this movie.
The beginning of the movie started out very slow. It seemed like every time a commercial came on I felt as if nothing at all had happened and I sat there wondering, "When is the action going to start?" Truthfully, there wasn't enough action in this film at all. The plot is pretty much obvious from the start and you can guess what's going to happen next.
Some general complaints about the movie: 01. Way too many people die right off the bat and throughout the whole film. It's as if literally the entire cast of the movie is killed by this creature. 02. Now I've always been a horror movie buff, so I know fear. This film instilled no fear in me at all, probably because there was no guesswork involved; everything is laid out for you. 03. The special effects are cringe-worthy at best. This seemed like one of those corny Syfy Originals and that disappointed me because I was hoping for so much more. 04. The movie was originally going to be called Tenebrous, meaning dark, shadowy, obscure, but it was changed to The Cursed after the co-producer died. What a shotty thing to do!
It was hard for me to gain a real interest in this film and be able to sit down throughout the whole thing because there was no mystery. There was nothing in this film that kept me guessing or hanging on the edge of my seat. Even the ending was disappointing for me. It ended in a cliffhanger, which is okay if there's a sequel in the works but there's not.
So if you haven't guessed already, I don't recommend seeing this film. It's cheesy and guessable, and it's hard to imagine that Costas Mandylor, star of the Saw films, shared in the creation of this movie. It's not a film that I would be interested in wasting my money on or watching again, even if I were paid to do it. Believe me, you'd rather be spending your time doing something else.
I'm glad that small towns such as mine are starting to get noticed by the film industry, but the portrayal of the town was downright embarrassing. From the horrible southern accents to the awful acting, it made it hard to get through this movie.
The beginning of the movie started out very slow. It seemed like every time a commercial came on I felt as if nothing at all had happened and I sat there wondering, "When is the action going to start?" Truthfully, there wasn't enough action in this film at all. The plot is pretty much obvious from the start and you can guess what's going to happen next.
Some general complaints about the movie: 01. Way too many people die right off the bat and throughout the whole film. It's as if literally the entire cast of the movie is killed by this creature. 02. Now I've always been a horror movie buff, so I know fear. This film instilled no fear in me at all, probably because there was no guesswork involved; everything is laid out for you. 03. The special effects are cringe-worthy at best. This seemed like one of those corny Syfy Originals and that disappointed me because I was hoping for so much more. 04. The movie was originally going to be called Tenebrous, meaning dark, shadowy, obscure, but it was changed to The Cursed after the co-producer died. What a shotty thing to do!
It was hard for me to gain a real interest in this film and be able to sit down throughout the whole thing because there was no mystery. There was nothing in this film that kept me guessing or hanging on the edge of my seat. Even the ending was disappointing for me. It ended in a cliffhanger, which is okay if there's a sequel in the works but there's not.
So if you haven't guessed already, I don't recommend seeing this film. It's cheesy and guessable, and it's hard to imagine that Costas Mandylor, star of the Saw films, shared in the creation of this movie. It's not a film that I would be interested in wasting my money on or watching again, even if I were paid to do it. Believe me, you'd rather be spending your time doing something else.