D'Curse

{7.5 stars}

When trigger-happy NYPD Officer James fatally shoots an innocent man, the man's mother, a voodoo high priestess, throws a curse against the Department. The precinct captain must enlist the help of unpopular weirdo voodoo high priest Officer Ruda in order to break the curse and set things right.

THE CURSE--as the title reads in the Redbox version--has very arresting (npi) beginnings. The remainder of the film is not quite as gripping, and the sequence of events is a bit hard to follow. Several prominent plot-holes and question marks, some of which are rather inexcusable. Otherwise, there is a solid and tangible storyline here. The number of characters is similarly confusing, but the acting and script are unusually good for an Indie of this sort: It often seems that you're watching via eyes and ears in the walls of the NYPD. Despite the narrow, confining camera eyes, the cinematography is striking with its varied views of NYC.

A crime thriller, a horror film, and a bit of something indefinable, THE CURSE is just a very different all-around experience. Though they don't remedy everything, its strengths compensate for its weaknesses pretty well. Simultaneously chilly and silly, this film is definitely one of the better recent Indies that I've seen. With more funding, THE CURSE could have been something quite impressive, and even as is, it exemplifies low budget appeal.

This was a horrid joke of a movie. I have no words to describe the cheapness of this movie. It was like a High School project. Everything was a joke. Everything. Uniforms, weapons. Same weapon used by two different people in two different scenes. Ruda, played by Michael Wright, looks like a Meth Head. He is Creepy anyway in all his films. HE was horrible. Beards and unkempt hair. Scroungy looking. The dispatch area of the NYPD as well as the Courtroom were Hilarious. Black vinyl stickers on the wall. The PD offices had Spencers Gift store posters on the wall. The CAPTAIN's office looked like a Hallway. One Black Dodge Charger, Unmarked used by everyone. James, just goes around shooting 3 people in a span of 2 months and is still working on the streets. Misspelled words on a "prop" newspaper. Special effects were done by the middle school computer graphics class. PLEASE Don't waste your time watching it. It's pretty bad when Wiki doesnt have a page on it. Total Cost of Production $137.62 Filmed in 2 days.