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The Cured

2017

David Freyne

Sam Keeley, Elliot Page, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Stuart Graham ...

5.6

1,298

Horror. Sci-Fi A disease that turned people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"It’s a clever concept that’s fairly well executed (...) A decent calling card for Freyne’s next endeavor (...) Performances are strong (...) Tech credits are tight in all departments"
		Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"'The Cured' is at its sharpest when drawing acute political parallels (...) As a zombie film, the shocks are few – if effective"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"'The Cured' pulls off a fresh take on zombie terrain (...) Imperfect but compelling (...) A tone at once mournful and urgent is skillfully struck by Freyne"
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"[It replaces] the usual horror tropes with stealth kitchen-sink realism (...) [It turns] 'The Cured' into a sort of Irish Republican Army allegory. (...) But neither conceit pays off"
		Elazar Fine The Playlist	"'The Cured' is a serviceable enough — if extremely, disappointingly predictable — addition to the subgenre."
		Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"It's nice to see adherents like Freyne find new prisms of twisty social dysfunction (...) The confluence of rebellion, personal responsibility and genre violence never quite gels"
		Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"A very creepy, suspenseful story that’s also a better-than-average character study (...) Freyne is a filmmaker to watch (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"Unique take on the walking-dead genre (...) [There are] numerous stand-out details and stylistic touches that add layers to [it] (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[Its] smart undertones fail to offset its reliance on tired old tropes (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"It’s a bold idea – and a good one – even if it never fully pays off in a ploddingly predictable final act (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The film develops new flavours of creepiness amid the socio-political metaphor (...) An original, thoughtful entertainment (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Chris Wasser Irish Independent	"Boasts a killer socio-political set-up but end product is a dud (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Graham Scannain	"A fantastic horror filled with moving performances and a story with many threads to pull on (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Cathy Butler Film Ireland	"A unique and engaging reworking of an enduring genre."
		Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"While it may be lacking in the execution, it more than makes up for it with a fascinating premise and strong performances by the ensemble cast (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"

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