had the makings of a decent pop psych thriller, but was just a bit too pretentious about it. shots drag on for too long, short pointless scenes are cut in between the important ones, the plot has no resolution... it's a bit of a mess, and the atmosphere isn't tense enough to work as a horror film as Kairo did.

Taut, stark, and wholly unnerving. Some might see it as slow or implausible or played out, but they're wrong so who cares about them; I'm talking to you, 'some'!

A serial-killer movie with supernatural overtones, "The Cure" soon reveals itself as much more: it is a meditation on identity and alienation, and how violence--both for perpetrator and pursuer--challenges our very definition of the self and our assumption that we can communicate meaningfully with others. Like Antonioni, Kurosawa uses silence, extended long shots, a slow pace and bleak settings to create an atmosphere where fragmentation of the self--and of the narrative--become inevitable.

One of the most scary things I have ever seen. Kurosawa reminds me of Cronenberg a bit in that his work feels genuinely dangerous. I am always a bit scared of what he is going to show me, but I cannot stop watching.

So typical to Japanese and Korean cinema. A non-mystery featuring a non-cop in a non-cat/mouse game with a non-killer. The dialogue is abysmal and there is nothing scary here whatsoever. Oh, and there's supernatural stuff. Cure has every cliche and it fucks all of them up.

Many scenes felt pointless causing the movie to drag on and never really ever go anywhere. Didn't really feel like a thriller at all.

It's smart, but ultimately very slow.

Combines creepy vibes with disturbing and unsettling images. It's an effective detective thriller with substance concerning the moral bounds that keep us contained. Great direction, slow pacing, and ambiguity. It's cool.

One of the few thrillers that's actually given me the chills. Builds slowly but is hardly ever boring. Original and clever story too, although the ending is somewhat unsatisfying. Highly recommended.

Complex and layered, the film plods along drawing only on eerie images and vacuous landscapes. Yet it's compelling. Somehow.

Not bad until the end, when it got all incomprehensible. There must be a mandate in Japan's film industry that your movie can't make sense. I don't mind things being ambiguous, but I'm sensing a trend here.

Incredibly atmospheric and socially relevant. The usual criticisms are largely unjustified if you're paying attention. Ambiguous =/= Inexplicable or Unconnected. Society is depicted as angry, hateful, and boiling under the surface. Identity and relationships are mined prior to hypnotism for a reason. The cure propagates as people's painful secrets are stolen away so that they may live peacefully, post-problem-purging. A lot happens, and is revealed, subtly in the last 20 minutes or so.

There's certainly no shortage of things to discuss about this movie.

Surprisingly compelling, despite the fact the narrative (literally) derails for effect... but the wreckage is as fascinating as the ride you've been on since the beginning. It went places I wasn't expecting it to go, and it's all the better for it.