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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. Walker
    Sep 8, 2001
    10
    When you leave the movie theater, see if you still know yourself.
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  2. BobN
    May 25, 2009
    10
    People tend to the extreme in the usage of political word-bombs: "You're a facist! Hitler!" In art, people tend to proclaim: "Masterpiece! Brilliant!" with no basis as well. I saw this film in 2001, and eight years later, after having seen it multiple times, I can subjectively claim this film is great. Truly great. It breaks genre molds and waxes philosophically. It is hauntingly creepy. It becomes mystical and spiritual, approaching reason through the primitive door of intuition and emotion. This is not Seven, or Zodiac, both of which are fantastic. This is something more. This is, to put it bluntly, one of the best films made. When you watch this, do not be afraid if it gets underneath your skin. You have simply been infected by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The cure is to hunt down his other fantastic films and experience them as well.… Expand
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  3. Jack
    Nov 20, 2004
    9
    Low-key and slow, but if you're patient, you'll lose yourself to this brilliant movie. Sneaky and perfectly assembled.
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  4. KevinL.
    Jan 15, 2004
    10
    Hailed an auteur in the west after this one film (despite a massive filmography) Kurosawa is one the most restrained, considered, mature, and thoroughly underappreciated directors in the world (see also park chan-wook). It would be no great leap to call him the greatest living director of the horror film, but his project - like his films - is far more subtle than such a title could communicate. cinema totale. … Expand
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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    67
    Clearly, this film is less than a suspense masterpiece. Its violence is often gratuitous.
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  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    Cure has a generic resemblance to "Seven," but it's far more oblique, and that much more troubling.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Kurosawa may be considered the genius, but his movie would go nowhere without its extraordinary leading man.
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