The Cure
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Movie Reviews of The Cure
Movie Review: A Sad Touching Story From Top To Bottom
Summary: 5 Stars
What can i say about this movie??????? There's only one or two words to describe "The Cure", and that is 'Sad' and 'Touching'.
Brad Renfro (sadly passed away) and Joseph Mazzello did an amazing performance as their role as Eric & Dexter.
Two boys who live next door befriend with Dexter having aids, and his buddy Eric search for clues to find a cure in time.
Once he search for answers, both Eric and Dexter embark on a mission to New Orleans where a famous doctor helps guys like Dexter heal their disease.
But sadly, their journey ends in disaster where both Dexter and Eric head back home to find that Dexter's life is in jeapordy.
I have to say that this movie was so emotional i couldn't help but bursted out with tears.
There are some fun stuff that Eric and Dexter does while they are on their journey, they also have an adventure of a lifetime.
This movie is a must see. I give it 5 out of 5.
Movie Review: Life and Friendship
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best movies of all times. I wish I had known about it years ago and shown it to my children when they were younger. I agree that all young people, especially preteen and early teen boys, should see this movie. There are valuable life lessons to be learned, especially about befriending those who are shunned. This movie portrays youthful innocence and fun but more importantly the values of friendship, loyalty, compassion, and love. And we all can learn about the importance of relationships in life, especially in the face of adversity. The two boys were totally convincing in their parts and never seemed to be acting. Brad Renfro's character was especially convincing, maintaining a toughness typical of a 12 year old boy, but with unabashed love and compassion. It is one of the best performances I have seen by a child actor. This movie should become a classic. I hope Universal will rerelease it in widescreen and HD.Movie Review: Inspiring tale of profound friendship.
Summary: 5 Stars
Joseph Mazzello (Jurassic Park, Simon Birch, The River Wild, Radio Flyer, Three Wishes, Star Kid) stars as 11-year-old Dexter in this wonderful but sad story of a boy who caught AIDS from a blood transfusion. Dexter is shunned by all the children in school and the neighborhood until troubled neighbor Erik, played by Brad Renfro (The Client, Sleepers, Tom and Huck, Apt Pupil, Bully) befriends him - initially as an act of rebellion! But Erik soon becomes devoted to Dexter, leading him down the Mississippi river in search of a cure. What I found most interesting and original about this movie is the notion that Erik was a rebellious kid (in the opening scene he's vandalizing his desk in school), who initially befriends Dexter because that's exactly what everyone - peers and parents - oppose. But the result is one of the most touching friendships in the movies.Movie Review: An 80's Treasure
Summary: 5 Stars
The main characters in this film are disillusioned with goodness in this world and they find it in one another. It makes a statement against social prejudice, that it is excactly that, prejudice, and that they (the main characters) would have sacrificed a meaningful friendship and personal development had they give in. Another theme in this movie is about not being resigned to life and living even in the face of death. The downside to this release is that the disc is in 4:3 aspect ratio and some of the breathtaking scenery that the film was captured in does not shine through, especially in the world of HD today. The story does shine through however and it captures some of the fears of its day about AIDS. I like the hope this movie holds to, of people in each other. I give it 5 Stars!Movie Review: A Sensitive Story
Summary: 5 Stars
The Cure is a deeply moving account of a tough, unhappy teenage boy living in a pretty dysfunctional home, relating to a younger neighbor who has contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. As a counselor and teacher of children for many years, the film for me depicts something I've witnessed often, but is not part of our general image of teenage boys--the capacity to demonstrate sensitivity and compassion. The terrible need of the little kid next door inspired this quality in the older boy, a need he responded to courageously in spite of the harassment of boys who seem more characteristic of the general view of young boys. Essentially, this is an inspiring story about love, sacrificial love, and I think even young viewers would be moved by it. JOHN KETTLEWELL