The Cursed
LD Entertainment | Release Date: February 18, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
11
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 17, 2022
This period piece is slow-paced yet peppered with enough gory attacks and smartly staged scare sequences to appeal to horror connoisseurs. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganFeb 2, 2021
It’s inventive enough to surprise, while still bringing with it fond memories of everything from Hammer to The Innocents, Dracula to creepy country house Gothic horror. Read full review
80
SlashfilmBen PearsonFeb 2, 2021
Haunting, harrowing, and hypnotic, Eight for Silver is a werewolf story with a lot on its mind. Read full review
76
PolygonTasha RobinsonFeb 21, 2022
The Cursed has its own mythology and some unnerving, bloody innovations around what’s basically a werewolf story, but Ellis gets a lot of his mileage around the standard creature-feature horror-story things he doesn’t do. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzFeb 18, 2022
It's all so rich—and so richly executed by Ellis, a total filmmaker—that one wishes it added up to more than a series of smart variations on a certain type of film. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliFeb 17, 2022
It’s not conventionally frightening nor does it offer a cavalcade of artificially crafted jump-scares, relying instead on a deeper, more primal form of terror built on a foundation of slow-burn tension and a surfeit of atmosphere. Read full review
75
Original-CinThom ErnstFeb 16, 2022
This will disappoint those who prefer their werewolves with teeth. Still, The Cursed rises above most standards set by the genre. I only wish I could say it was a Howling success. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 15, 2022
Although “The Cursed” milks its relatively thin storyline a bit too long and engages in some heavy-handed (albeit valid) social commentary about 19th century colonialism perhaps one too many times, this is an effectively creepy and often bone-crunching horror gem with some striking visuals and a first-rate cast. Read full review
70
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerFeb 23, 2022
Originally titled Eight for Silver, the film from British writer-director Sean Ellis is brooding, uneasy and fog-filled, with an apprehensive soundscape. Werewolf mythology mixes with biblical allusions and ideas on payments for the sins of elders. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekFeb 17, 2022
There’s nothing cuddly about the were-creatures of The Cursed. But there’s no question that they get the job done. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerFeb 16, 2022
The Cursed may be a shaggy tale in places, but its bite is ultimately deep. Read full review
67
The Film StageJake Kring-SchreifelsFeb 2, 2021
The loose spiritual ends don’t stitch together to produce the kind of scares that stick with you after their initial jolt. Read full review
63
ObserverRafael MotamayorFeb 8, 2021
Eight for Silver howls the arrival of a new and exciting take on the old werewolf story, with an inventive mythology and a memorable xenomorph-inspired scene that will nest in your nightmares. Sadly, the good parts of the film are trapped within the monstrous body of an overly long and average feature film. Read full review
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