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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanCure has a generic resemblance to "Seven," but it's far more oblique, and that much more troubling.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWith its gift for infusing uneasiness into every frame, Kurosawa's moody, unnerving film continues to spook us even after the lights have gone on.
- 80SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinTranscends its murkiness and eats into the mind. Cure is what ails you.
- 75Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisWhat is most impressive about Kurosawa's direction is how he uses the entire frame, complete with expository background action, to fill in the story blanks. His eagerness to suggest, rather than declare, marks him as a director with confidence to spare.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe result is somewhat confounding, but utterly spellbinding.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinThe movie is not always satisfying as a standard thriller, nor is it always clear; but it's never dull, either, and it displays a sensibility so weird as to be its own recommendation.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe final scene is a piece of cunning visual wit that makes you realize how artful and sneaky Cure, has been beneath its clinical, deadpan surface.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldClearly, this film is less than a suspense masterpiece. Its violence is often gratuitous.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanKurosawa may be considered the genius, but his movie would go nowhere without its extraordinary leading man.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamIt's more psychological than a genre movie, and that is the source of both its greatest interest and its biggest problem.