| Portia de Rossi | ... | Zela | |
| Mya | ... | Jenny | |
| Shannon Elizabeth | ... | Becky | |
| Kristina Anapau | ... | Brooke | |
| Daniel Edward Mora | ... | Jose (as Daniel Mora) | |
| Solar | ... | Zipper | |
| Jesse Eisenberg | ... | Jimmy | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | ... | Bo | |
| Jonny Acker | ... | Earl | |
| Eric Ladin | ... | Louie | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Ellie | |
| Joshua Jackson | ... | Jake | |
| Derek Mears | ... | Werewolf | |
| Nick Offerman | ... | Officer | |
| Ken Rudulph | ... | Newscaster | |
| Judy Greer | ... | Joanie | |
| Michelle Krusiec | ... | Nosebleed Co-Worker | |
| Scott Baio | ... | Himself | |
| Shashawnee Hall | ... | Wrestling Coach | |
| Craig Kilborn | ... | Himself | |
| Emilie Odeile | ... | Co-Worker (as Emily O'Deile) | |
| Lance Bass | ... | Himself | |
| Egan Friedlander | ... | First Bouncer | |
| Randolph LeRoi | ... | Randy (as Randolph Le Roi) | |
| Brian Boone | ... | Frantic Bouncer | |
| Gary Dubin | ... | Police Officer #1 | |
| Chris J. Johnson | ... | Police Officer #2 (as Chris Johnson) | |
| Wilmer Calderon | ... | Police Officer #3 | |
| Brett Rickaby | ... | Animal Control Officer | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Doug Berry | ... | Paramedic (uncredited) | |
| Erik Rodham Clinton | ... | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Brandon Cox | ... | Penguin Guy #2 (uncredited) | |
| Jason Cox | ... | Grady (uncredited) | |
| Jason Dottley | ... | Werewolf (voice) (uncredited) | |
| John Embry | ... | Sarge (uncredited) | |
| Katie Keim | ... | Waitress (uncredited) | |
| Tanja Kindler | ... | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Bill Mehlem | ... | EMT (uncredited) | |
| Gregory Nicotero | ... | Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited) | |
| Jason Pierce | ... | Nick (uncredited) | |
| Hans Raith | ... | Nightclub Security (uncredited) | |
| Johnny Ray | ... | Security Guard (uncredited) | |
| Jaret Reddick | ... | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Michael Rosenbaum | ... | Kyle (uncredited) | |
| Bowling for Soup | ... | Carnival Band (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Van Malmsteen | ... | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Gary Wiseass | ... | Band Member (uncredited) | |
| Rachel Zeskind | ... | Photo Double for Christina Ricci (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Wes Craven | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Kevin Williamson | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Daniel K. Arredondo | .... | co-producer (as Dan Arredondo) | |
| Stuart M. Besser | .... | co-executive producer (as Stuart Besser) | |
| Jennifer D. Breslow | .... | co-producer (as Jennifer Breslow) | |
| Dixie J. Capp | .... | co-producer | |
| David Crockett | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Marianne Maddalena | .... | producer | |
| Nicholas Mastandrea | .... | associate producer (as Nicholas C. Mastandrea) | |
| Julie Plec | .... | co-producer | |
| Andrew Rona | .... | executive producer | |
| Bob Weinstein | .... | executive producer | |
| Harvey Weinstein | .... | executive producer | |
| Brad Weston | .... | executive producer | |
| Kevin Williamson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Marco Beltrami | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert McLachlan | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Patrick Lussier | |||
| Lisa Romaniw | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lisa Beach | |||
| Mark Bennett | |||
| Sarah Katzman | |||
| Greg Orson | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Chris Cornwell | |||
| Bruce Alan Miller | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Andrew Max Cahn | |||
| Jeff Knipp | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Douglas A. Mowat | |||
| Dena Roth | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Alix Friedberg | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Luisa Abel | .... | makeup department head | |
| Merribelle Anderson | .... | key hair stylist (as Merribelle A. Anderson) | |
| Rick Baker | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Rick Baker | .... | special makeup effects creator | |
| Rick Baker | .... | special makeup effects designer | |
| Howard Berger | .... | additional werewolf effects creator | |
| Anita Brabec | .... | key makeup artist (as Anita Barbec) | |
| John Brato | .... | hair stylist | |
| Diana Choi | .... | special makeup effects artist (as Diana Yun Soo Yoo) | |
| Judy Crown | .... | hair department head | |
| Dawn Dininger | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Audrey Goetz | .... | special makeup effects: hair | |
| Connie Grayson Criswell | .... | hair department (as Connie Grayson) | |
| Ursula Hawks | .... | special makeup effects: hair | |
| Grady Holder | .... | dental prosthetics: K.N.B. EFX Group | |
| Louis Kiss | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Judy Lovell | .... | makeup artist | |
| Clayton Martinez | .... | mold department: Cinovation Studios | |
| Lori McCoy-Bell | .... | hair department head | |
| Deborah Merle | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Sylvia Nava | .... | special makeup effects: hair | |
| Gregory Nicotero | .... | additional special makeup effects supervisor (as Greg Nicotero) | |
| Gregory Nicotero | .... | additional werewolf effects creator (as Greg Nicotero) | |
| Douglas Noe | .... | prosthetics makeup artist | |
| Julie Pearce | .... | makeup department head | |
| Bill Sturgeon | .... | makeup effects producer: Cinovation Studios | |
| Norman Tempia | .... | special makeup effects: hair | |
| Lynne Watson | .... | special makeup effects: hair | |
| Nacoma Whobrey | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Hiroshi Yada | .... | mold department: Cinovation | |
| Michael Burnett | .... | special makeup effects artist: prosthetic mask fabrication (uncredited) | |
| Michelle Rene Elam | .... | key hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Floutz | .... | special makeup effects artist: crew (uncredited) | |
| Jake Garber | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Adruitha Lee | .... | daily hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Allen Nelson | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Tijen Osman | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Yoichi Art Sakamoto | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Brad Scott | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Tatopoulos | .... | creature designer and creator: final fight sequence, Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (uncredited) | |
| Angie Wells | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Randy Westgate | .... | key makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Laine Abramson | .... | buyer | |
| Banner Agundez | .... | props | |
| Sharon E. Alshams | .... | lead set designer (as Sharon Alshams) | |
| Chris Alvarez | .... | welding foreman | |
| Paul 'Eel' Anderson | .... | set dresser | |
| Clifton Anshanslin | .... | scenic designer | |
| Billy Baker | .... | set dresser | |
| Todd Bennett | .... | plaster foreman | |
| Michael J. Bertolina | .... | on-set dresser: additional photography | |
| Tristan Paris Bourne | .... | set designer (as Tristan Bourne) | |
| Richard Brunton | .... | leadman | |
| Gae S. Buckley | .... | lead designer (as Gae Buckley) | |
| Timothy Burgard | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Elida Cerda | .... | construction medic | |
| David B. Clark | .... | paint gang boss | |
| Skip Crank | .... | assistant property master | |
| Gene Darnell | .... | set designer | |
| Doug Devine | .... | set dresser: reshoots | |
| Jay Dupuy | .... | plaster department head | |
| David Elliott | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Eva Firshein | .... | buyer | |
| Matthew Gilbert | .... | props (as Matthew L. Gilbert) | |
| Guy Hietala | .... | set painter gang boss | |
| John Paul 'J.P.' Jones | .... | property master | |
| Richard W. Jones | .... | greens foreman (as Richard Jones) | |
| Steven Kerlagon | .... | paint supervisor | |
| Holiday Landa | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Kim Lincoln | .... | graphic designer | |
| Lyle Maves | .... | plasterer foreman | |
| Barbara Mesney | .... | lead set designer | |
| Christopher Morente | .... | greensperson | |
| Christa Munro | .... | graphic designer | |
| Happy Nakamura | .... | property assistant | |
| Kathy Orlando | .... | buyer | |
| Mark Poll | .... | lead set designer | |
| Bob Renna | .... | draper | |
| Kim Richey | .... | assistant property master: second unit/additional photography | |
| Lee Ross | .... | on-set scenic | |
| Michael Ruby | .... | supervising signwriter | |
| Alex Sessing | .... | on-set greensman | |
| Chad Simpson | .... | paint foreman | |
| Andre Sowards | .... | set dresser | |
| Shannon Spinella | .... | set dresser | |
| Samuel J. Tell | .... | set dresser | |
| Robert Van Dyke | .... | propmaker gangboss | |
| Casandra Wasaff | .... | art department assistant | |
| Emily A. Wilson | .... | art department coordinator (as Emily Meyers) | |
| Jamie Callahan | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| Bryan McBrien | .... | greensman (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Rick Baker | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Jim Beinke | .... | werewolf fabricator, project supervisor: Rick Baker Cinovation Studios | |
| Roland Blancaflor | .... | makeup appliance department supervisor: Rick Baker/Cinovation Studio | |
| Ron Bolanowski | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Darrell Burgess | .... | special effects technician | |
| Mark R. Byers | .... | reshoot coordinator | |
| Mark R. Byers | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| John Calpin | .... | special effects makeup | |
| John Calpin | .... | special effects technician | |
| Roy K. Cancino | .... | special effects technician (as Roy Kim Cancino) | |
| Rich E. Cordobes | .... | special effects set coordinator | |
| Sam Dean | .... | special effects technician | |
| Michael Duenas | .... | special effects technician | |
| Jurgen Heimann | .... | monster mechanical department (as Jurgen Hefman) | |
| Sean Kennedy | .... | special effects moldmaker | |
| Steve Koch | .... | designer/sculptor: Cinovation Studios | |
| Russell Lukich | .... | special effects makeup | |
| Steve Luport | .... | special effects technician | |
| Stephane Nicoli | .... | seamer | |
| Andy Schoneberg | .... | project supervisor: Cinovation | |
| Patrick Tatopoulos | .... | creature designer and creator: fnal fight sequence, SPFX | |
| Clark Templeman | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Patricia Urias | .... | seaming department | |
| Brian Van Dorn | .... | mold department | |
| Jenny Wallace | .... | special effects buyer | |
| Daniel Yates | .... | special effects technician (as Daniel J. Yates) | |
| George Zamora | .... | pyrotechnician | |
| George Zamora | .... | special effects foreman (as George M. Zamora) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ohkba Ameziane-Hassani | .... | visual effects consultant: Mokko Studio | |
| Scott Anderson | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Cynthia Aragon | .... | lead rotoscope artist: SPI (as Cynthia E. Aragon) | |
| Natalie Baillie | .... | compositor (as Natalie Nolan) | |
| Jared Barber | .... | animator | |
| Alfredo R. Barcia | .... | lead production services technician: SPI | |
| Yakov Baytler | .... | character pipeline technical director: SPI | |
| Jill Berger | .... | senior technical director | |
| Danny Bergeron | .... | visual effects executive producer: MOKKO Studio | |
| Melissa Best | .... | 2D compositor: Frantic Films | |
| Rob Blue | .... | digital artist: SPI | |
| Jorge Bobadilla Jr. | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Pierre Bonnette | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Jason Booth | .... | lead compositor | |
| Francois Bordez | .... | senior modeler: SPI | |
| Carole Bouchard | .... | executive producer: FX Cartel | |
| Christian Boudman | .... | digital compositor | |
| Brent Breedveld | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Jeremy Cantor | .... | animation supervisor: SPI | |
| Kyle Cassidy | .... | visual effects: Luma Pictures | |
| Oscar G. Castillo | .... | visual effects | |
| Irfan Celik | .... | technical director: The Orphanage | |
| Andy Chih-Jen Chang | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Annie Cliche | .... | visual effects assistant: FXCartel | |
| Spencer Cook | .... | animation supervisor: SPI | |
| Frank D'Iorio | .... | digital compositor: Mokko Studio | |
| Etienne Daigle | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sumit Das | .... | character setup technical director: SPI (as Sumit Davis) | |
| Shane Davidson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Peter Demarest | .... | digital artist | |
| Roxanne Dorman | .... | visual effects editor: SPI | |
| David S. Dranitzke | .... | visual effects | |
| Conrad Dueck | .... | CGI supervisor: Frantic Films | |
| Karin Eunson-Ross | .... | visual effects producer: Frantic Films | |
| Saeed Faridzadeh | .... | digital compositor | |
| Kristen Farlow | .... | visual effects assistant coordinator: SPI | |
| Kathryn Fowler | .... | visual effects assistant: additional sequences (as Kathryn Kerr) | |
| Layne Friedman | .... | lighting td: SPI | |
| Jenny Fulle | .... | visual effects executive producer: SPI | |
| Kevin Gillen | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Jamison Scott Goei | .... | visual effects supervisor: Rez-Illusion | |
| Ryan Grobins | .... | digital compositor | |
| Chloe Grysole | .... | visual effects producer: FXCartel | |
| H Haden Hammond | .... | visual effects: Luma Pictures | |
| Max Harris | .... | digital compositor: SPI | |
| Chris Harvey | .... | digital artist | |
| Kevin Tod Haug | .... | visual effects designer: additional sequences | |
| Ki Jong Hong | .... | creature technical director | |
| Richard R. Hoover | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Ben Houston | .... | fluids researcher: Frantic Films | |
| Kevin Hudson | .... | lead modeler: SPI | |
| Adnan Hussain | .... | hair technical director | |
| Christian Irles | .... | digital artist: Klon Films | |
| Sully Jacome-Wilkes | .... | texture artist | |
| Sarahjane Javelo | .... | digital paint/rotoscope artist | |
| Justin Johnson | .... | visual effects | |
| Bruce Jurgens | .... | CG supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Yun Geuk Kang | .... | senior modeler | |
| Bill Kent | .... | 2D visual effects supervisor | |
| Wendy Klein | .... | visual effects: Luma Pictures | |
| Raji Kodja | .... | digital compositor | |
| Sean Konrad | .... | digital compositor | |
| Stephen Kowalski | .... | systems architect | |
| Daniel La Chapelle | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Luis Labrador | .... | senior modeler: SPI | |
| Alain Lachance | .... | digital compositor: Mokko Studio | |
| Lea Lambert | .... | rotoscope artist: SPI | |
| Sylvain Lebeau | .... | digital artist | |
| Tom Leckie | .... | digital compositor | |
| John J.S. Lee | .... | lead production services technician: SPI | |
| Woei Lee | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jonathan Legris | .... | digital artist: Klon Films | |
| Danny Levesque | .... | digital artist: Mokko Studio | |
| Randy Link | .... | animation | |
| Francis Liu | .... | CG lookup development lead technical director: SPI (as Francis P. Liu) | |
| Kevin Manning | .... | visual effects: Luma Pictures | |
| Christopher Mapes | .... | visual effects | |
| Simon Marinof | .... | motion tracking | |
| Benoit Martel | .... | visual effect producer: FOGstudio | |
| Jean-Yves Martel | .... | executive producer: FX Cartel | |
| Artin Matousian | .... | system administrator | |
| Jason McDade | .... | previsualization: zipper sequence, SPI | |
| Paul McGhee | .... | digital color timer: SPI | |
| Leslie McMinn | .... | visual effects producer: FX Cartel | |
| Gustav Melich | .... | technical director: SPI | |
| Todd Mesher | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Evangeline Monroy | .... | visual effects coordinator: SPI | |
| Glenn Morris | .... | digital effects producer: Luma Pictures | |
| Amanda Morrison | .... | lead compositor: SPI | |
| Alex Murtaza | .... | lighting artist: Frantic Films | |
| Maks Naporowski | .... | senior digital artist | |
| Ian Noe | .... | digital effects producer: Luma Pictures | |
| Robert Davis Oh | .... | film recording technician: SPI | |
| Ethan Ormsby | .... | technical director | |
| Myrko Piche | .... | digital artist: FOGstudio | |
| Yvan Pinard | .... | digital artist | |
| Susan Polk Little | .... | tehnical director: hair pipeline (as Suzi Hammon) | |
| Jay Randall | .... | visual effects supervisor: FX Cartel | |
| Pavani Rao | .... | matchmove artist: The Orphanage | |
| Jean-Pierre Riverin | .... | digital artist: Mokko Studio | |
| Trey Roane | .... | compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Eric Sanford | .... | modeler: SPI | |
| David Schoneveld | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Vincent Serritella | .... | senior technical director | |
| Payam Shohadai | .... | digital effects supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Thanapoom Siripopungul | .... | visual effects artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Rob Sischy | .... | visual effects compsitor | |
| David A. Smith | .... | CG supervisor: SPI | |
| Keith W. Smith | .... | animator | |
| Kevin Andrew Smith | .... | CG lookup development lead technical director: SPI | |
| Omar Smith | .... | character setup lead technical director: SPI | |
| Diana Stulic | .... | visual effects producer: SPI (as Diana Stulic Ibanez) | |
| Allen Tracy | .... | visual effects coordinator: Frantic Films | |
| Mathieu Tremblay | .... | visual effects coordinator: Mokko Studio | |
| Dana Vanhove | .... | digital production management | |
| Martial Vincent | .... | executive producer: FX Cartel | |
| Dan Walker | .... | compositor | |
| Tamara Watts Kent | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Barry Weiss | .... | senior staff: SPI | |
| Katie Wells | .... | visual effects executive producer: FXCartel | |
| Mary Beth Worzella | .... | associate visual effects producer | |
| Mitch Zeitlin | .... | video editorial coordinator: SPI | |
| Kevin Baillie | .... | associate visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage (uncredited) | |
| Matt Broeska | .... | lead matchmove artist: Frantic Films (uncredited) | |
| Michael Duhatschek | .... | character modeler (uncredited) | |
| Trevor Hazel | .... | digital paint and rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| Alex Henning | .... | digital compositor: The Orphanage (uncredited) | |
| Geneviève Labelle | .... | digital compositor: Mokko Studio (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Mathai | .... | data manager (uncredited) | |
| Donny Rausch | .... | digital compositor: SPI (uncredited) | |
| Marc A. Rousseau | .... | visual effects producer: Mokko Studio (uncredited) | |
| Rosendo Salazar | .... | technical director (uncredited) | |
| Jane Sharvina | .... | compositor: Frantic Films (uncredited) | |
| George Taylor | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Gabriel Tremblay-Beauvais | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Blair Werschler | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Alice V. Kaiserian | .... | animator | |
| Jay Jackson | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jennifer Bender | .... | extras casting | |
| Ron Digman | .... | additional casting | |
| Lesli Gelles | .... | additional casting | |
| Jason Kennedy | .... | casting associate | |
| Mariann H.W. Lee | .... | extras casting | |
| Greg Orson | .... | additional casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lisa A. Doyle | .... | set costumer | |
| Patrick Guzzo | .... | costumer | |
| Deborah Hall | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Lindsay McCracken | .... | set costumer | |
| Kelly Mijailovic | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Lisa D. Quercioli | .... | PR costumer | |
| Hayley Stuppel | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Craig Conwell | .... | assistant editor | |
| Nathan Easterling | .... | assistant editor (as Nate Easterling) | |
| Tom Elkins | .... | assistant editor | |
| Gregg Featherman | .... | additional editor | |
| Elliot Greenberg | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Elliot Greenberg | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Kathleen Latlip | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Laura LeFaivre | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Natasha Leonnet | .... | digital color timer | |
| Alexandra Leviloff | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jack Lewars | .... | assistant color timer: Efilm | |
| Jim Passon | .... | color timer | |
| Craig Updike | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Brian Young | .... | post-production assistant | |
Music Department | |||
| Bill Abbott | .... | music editor | |
| William Boston | .... | orchestrator (as Bill Boston) | |
| Ed Gerrard | .... | music supervisor | |
| Tom Hiel | .... | composer: additional music score | |
| Tom Hiel | .... | orchestrator | |
| Simon James | .... | music contractor | |
| John Kurlander | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Yvonne McDonald | .... | music clearances | |
| Jonathan Scott Miller | .... | soundtrack producer | |
| Denise Okimoto | .... | music editor | |
| Joe Rangel | .... | music coordinator | |
| Dennis Smith | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Dennis Smith | .... | orchestrator | |
| Randy Spendlove | .... | executive in charge of music | |
| Marcus Trumpp | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Marcus Trumpp | .... | orchestrator | |
| Richard Bronskill | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Alfred Arroyo | .... | driver | |
| Charles R. Buckner | .... | driver | |
| Bruce Callahan | .... | transportation | |
| Kelly Colgan | .... | driver | |
| Bernice Culbertson | .... | transportation office coordinator | |
| Samuel Danielsen | .... | driver | |
| C. David Earle | .... | driver | |
| Steve Earle | .... | driver | |
| Suzette Earle | .... | driver | |
| John Embry | .... | driver (as John D. Embry) | |
| Richard Lengle | .... | driver | |
| Dan Marrow | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Dick McCartney | .... | driver (as Dick Thomas McCartney) | |
| Dale Moser | .... | driver | |
| Ted Moser | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Bill Needham | .... | driver | |
| Terry R. Owens | .... | driver | |
| Jimmy Ray Pickens | .... | driver | |
| Beverly Seifert | .... | driver | |
| Jimmy Valdes | .... | driver | |
| Mark Valdez | .... | driver | |
| Jay E. Vigil | .... | transportation co-captain: reshoots | |
| Jeff Woodward | .... | driver | |
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I've been waiting to see Cursed for a very long time, probably more than a year, since the first time I heard about it. I expected a great movie, with Wes Craven at the helm why wouldn't it be a great film? I went to the opening day matinée showing and this is how I sum it up.
Cursed fails to capture the audience's attention for a few main reasons. First and foremost, it follows too much standardized formula and fails to think outside the box. Watching Cursed, you can almost predict exactly what will happen and when it will happen. The script could have been improved with a few minor changes which would have changed the entire direction of the film. Instead you have an A-Typical werewolf film with the protagonists fighting to save them selves from the "curse". Sorry folks, this story has been done in other horror films more times than I can count, and not just in werewolf films!
One element I didn't care for was when the brother, Jimmy, suggests being a werewolf could be cool. This is exactly where the story should have gone from that point onwards. But as quickly as he says being a werewolf could be cool, he falls back to the standard "gotta kill the head werewolf and end this curse" attitude. The movie would have been better if Jimmy had welcomed his "curse". Had that one change in plot occurred the story could have gone off in several darker and more interesting plot lines.
I can't fault the CGI effects for a change. I am strong opponent of CGI technology as the effects usually look awful.In Cursed the effects are better than normal, although they are still no where near the traditional "An American Werewolf in London" make-up and prosthetics quality.
I did enjoy the humor in the film. Cursed does offer several very funny moments and a few corny ones too. Without the humor the movie would have been an utter waste of time. The humor helps detract from the poor plot line which you can tell was attempting to be clever like Scream, but failing miserably.
I wonder if Wes Craven was even on the set when this film was made. It seemed to lack of the trademark qualities of a Craven film. Whatever the case may be it is obvious he did not do his research in what makes a great werewolf film.
Werewolf films, to be effective, must have several good transformation scenes, graphic mauling and mutilations and an innocent protagonist who is seduced by the curse. Cursed really has none of these qualities.
Overall I did enjoy the film, but I also expected the movie would fail to "wow me", which it did. It seems to me that the problems with Cursed were mostly script and plot related. Don't expect to be scared, but try to have a little fun with what it is.
Remember, werewolf movies are almost never scary...especially if they throw in a happy ending!