Wes Craven has made many a good horror movie, helming such classics as “The Last House on the Left” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” but arguably leaving his biggest mark on the genre with the revolutionary self-aware “Scream” series. He merges the two together to form the irresistible guilty pleasure “Cursed.”
Yes, I fully realize that by labeling it a guilty pleasure, I’m saying that you could easily hate this movie. But if you love that seamless blend of comedy and horror with a touch of irony, I think you will be drawn in by the cultish appeal of “Cursed.” In an era marked by movies that are emasculating such fearsome beasts as werewolves and vampires, Craven delivers a werewolf movie with true bite!
Not to mention that it features fun performances from plenty of ’90s stars like Christina Ricci and Joshua Jackson that have disappeared, as well as providing one of cinema’s first glances at an Academy Award-nominated actor by the name of Jesse Eisenberg. In one of his earliest screen roles, Eisenberg still has the same fast-talking and dorky awkwardness that has marked his career ever since. (“The Social Network” just served to refine and harness that power.)
As for the movie’s plot, it’s a mash-up of the typical werewolf curse stories as two siblings, Eisenberg’s high-school dork Jimmy and Ricci’s professional Ellie, are attacked and are forced to confront and kill the beast if they want to avoid total transformation. But along the way, they find little changes make a big difference.
…Ok, it sounds dumb on paper, but I loved this movie because in all the ways it should have failed, it somehow worked!
Marshall and the Movies 
I’ve seen worse horror movies but what really bothers me about Cursed is that it should have been a slam-dunk, and instead it feels kind of bland and stale. I don’t hate it quite as much as some others do but it was a letdown for me.