Cursed (2020)

Netflix | Release Date: July 17, 2020

4.6	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 67 Ratings

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FauixJul 31, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Doesn't go anywhere after the first few episodes and really wears its politics in the open. Falls into a number of writing pitfalls seen in similar politically charged shows and movies. If you were expecting an Arthurian tale, there is none of that here. The only relation is a few character names. A few things you may notice:
-A man never once bests a woman in combat. The only time a man beats a woman in a fatal encounter, it is using poison.
-Every male character is shown to be a buffoon with the sole exception of the Weeping Monk
-The lead girl is never wrong and all her bad decisions end up working out anyways
-They were trying to go for a historical fantasy, but had a ton of inaccuracies such as many prominent people of color in leadership positions, and a distinct aversion to longbows that characterized that era of war.
-The feared Holy Trinity Guard of the Pope gets "Last Jedi'd" and all get cut down in their debut fight to a single main character.… Expand

5 of 5 users found this helpful50

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NeravarineJul 23, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's an OK show, but it's hard to get pass by all sjw **** forced into what could have been a good show.… Expand

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metabadSep 1, 2020

The King Arthur Legend with a female lead?
Of course! So we get this one to cross off our list, too.
The setup isn't too bad, Katherine Langford is ok as Nimue, the lead character. In the beginning she's depicted as powerful but her powersThe King Arthur Legend with a female lead?
Of course! So we get this one to cross off our list, too.

The setup isn't too bad, Katherine Langford is ok as Nimue, the lead character.
In the beginning she's depicted as powerful but her powers and their limits are never really established.
So sometimes, when in danger, she doesn't or can't use her powers and sometimes she does/can, depending most likely on what the script writers want to happen next.

Another thing: If you want a female lead and the story is about a magic sword,
how about you cast an actress that can actually wield a sword?
Langford couldn't convince me for a second that she can win any fight with that sword.
And the fight with the wolves...cringe worthy.

Which brings me to the special effects. Yes, it looks like they didn't have a big budget for CGI, but they could have used it more cleverly. But they didn't and some effects look really bad.

With regard to the rest of the cast, only Gustaf Skarsgård stood out as Merlin.
Even though Merlin is depicted as a drunk, Skarsgård balanced out the characters weaknesses to have him somewhat likeable.
Father Garden and King Uther were convincing enough as villain and rivals to get hold of the sword.
But the ones that should have made an impression are Arthur and Gawain, but they were totally bland and not contributing anything substantial to the plot.
They serve as good people to talk to, to give advice and for the female lead to make love to.
I don't blame the actors. The script simply doesn't give them enough to do.

Fallen victim to the woke agenda, they aren't allowed to be strong and forceful, only the women are.
Male villains, of course, are allowed to be strong and dangerous, and show all that 'tocthic mathculinity". That's their reason of being.

The season's finale is surprising, but not in a good way.
They were going for a massiv cliffhanger, I guess, but the last scenes feel totally off.

To wrap it up, 'Cursed' is for people who need a regular dose of fantasy fare and who aren't picky about it.
My main complaints about it are the lead's arbitrary use of her powers, her lame sword fighting, the arbitrary plot development, the pushing of the woke agenda and the lack of memorable characters that aren't villains.

I don't know about you, but to me, that's too many complaints for it to be a good show.… Expand

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

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V0X_PopuliJul 21, 2020

Современный сериал со всеми вытекающими... Все силы ушли видимо на подбор максимально разнообразного актёрского состава. Остальное делали с девизом "И так сойдёт".Современный сериал со всеми вытекающими... Все силы ушли видимо на подбор максимально разнообразного актёрского состава. Остальное делали с девизом "И так сойдёт".

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babaganoosh08Aug 23, 2020

A poor show filled with bad performances with 1 or 2 exceptions. At times, the fight choreography has painful pauses between each action that feels so much like a quick time event from a video game, I was half expecting to have to press X toA poor show filled with bad performances with 1 or 2 exceptions. At times, the fight choreography has painful pauses between each action that feels so much like a quick time event from a video game, I was half expecting to have to press X to make the next swing happen. No logic to the story and its really hard to care about the main characters. I think it could have been more palatable if they had just dropped the Arthurian lore.… Expand

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farscape1789Jul 19, 2020

I'm black myself, but a black Arthur combined with wokeisms left, right and center and boring tween killed it for me. Game of Thrones this is not.

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Dinglebat299Jul 19, 2020

Meh, I applaud the show for trying to be diverse etc but that's all the show seems to be, and the cutaways look like they are from CBBC in the 90's. Overall, crappy acting, everyone looks so smug all the time and the CGI is laughable. RealMeh, I applaud the show for trying to be diverse etc but that's all the show seems to be, and the cutaways look like they are from CBBC in the 90's. Overall, crappy acting, everyone looks so smug all the time and the CGI is laughable. Real shame as once again, it's great to see how diverse the show is in its casting, but it definitely feels like that's all it is, some suits in a room trying to tick all the boxes to maximize profits...… Expand

5 of 6 users found this helpful51

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RazumovsearchJul 19, 2020

I honestly tried to like it. But almost everything is bad about this show. Acting and plot are seems to be the biggest flaws of it. And the forced diversity put the last nail in the coffin for me.

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dean09199Aug 18, 2020

TV show is ruined by political propaganda. Black Arthur? Really? Lesbian nuns in the church during middle ages? Really? It's laughable. Just to please minority, they are trying to falsify history and folklore. It's a same if someone wouldTV show is ruined by political propaganda. Black Arthur? Really? Lesbian nuns in the church during middle ages? Really? It's laughable. Just to please minority, they are trying to falsify history and folklore. It's a same if someone would make TV show/movie about Muhammad Ali and make him white or Mike Tyson and make him white. It's stupid, because it's inaccurate and basically falsifying things.

Well, it's from Netflix, so what could we expect?… Expand

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sirdiddymusJan 24, 2021

I love swords & magic. Dunno why but I dig shows & stories bout it so i should of dug this. But God awful acting with an even more God awful script...like really really gargantuanly terrible script just made me switch off half way through.I love swords & magic. Dunno why but I dig shows & stories bout it so i should of dug this. But God awful acting with an even more God awful script...like really really gargantuanly terrible script just made me switch off half way through. The script writer & casting directors should be lined up for the firing squad.… Expand

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SiniyBatyaNov 14, 2020

Такого лютого бреда давненько не видел, меня абсолютно не беспокоит то что Артур черный, к этому давно все привыкли, но сюжет и его повороты - это нечто, такое просто нельзя снимать.Такого лютого бреда давненько не видел, меня абсолютно не беспокоит то что Артур черный, к этому давно все привыкли, но сюжет и его повороты - это нечто, такое просто нельзя снимать.

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ckgamerFeb 13, 2022

Black Arthur? Really so imaginative Netflix this is what happens when sjw morons replace famous characters with sjw **** gay trans or black whatever they call it it’s **** they also canceled it pathetic Netflix these sjw supporters areBlack Arthur? Really so imaginative Netflix this is what happens when sjw morons replace famous characters with sjw **** gay trans or black whatever they call it it’s **** they also canceled it pathetic Netflix these sjw supporters are restarted as ****… Expand

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