This mess of a movie doesn't seem to know what it's trying to do. It's billed as "horror" but I don't think it would scare anyone older than a six-year-old. It seems to be geared to the audience that would like "Heidi," with a cloying child heroine who lives in dreamland. There are too many plots mixed in to a small space, and none of them is played out satisfactorily.
A good script would have come to the point a lot sooner, not wait until halfway through the movie to reveal who the girl's "friend" is. Rather than a scary movie, CURSE seems more like a feature to be shown in a class on 1940s parenting skills. The subplot with the strange old lady and her "Frau Blucher"-style daughter could have been something interesting, but it also turns into a weeper about bad parent/child relations. And what's with the second wife? Is she jealous or not? There's another lost plot possibility, a rivalry with the "friend."
The "friend" could have been a sinister presence, a real threat, which might have added some suspense. But no...this snooze-fest drones on and on, making 75 minutes seem more like three hours. I confess I have never seen the original CAT PEOPLE, but judging by other comments here, I don't know if that would help. Someone was trying to make a buck with a sequel but couldn't figure out what to do with the characters. Even novice Robert Wise's direction couldn't save a lousy script.
A good script would have come to the point a lot sooner, not wait until halfway through the movie to reveal who the girl's "friend" is. Rather than a scary movie, CURSE seems more like a feature to be shown in a class on 1940s parenting skills. The subplot with the strange old lady and her "Frau Blucher"-style daughter could have been something interesting, but it also turns into a weeper about bad parent/child relations. And what's with the second wife? Is she jealous or not? There's another lost plot possibility, a rivalry with the "friend."
The "friend" could have been a sinister presence, a real threat, which might have added some suspense. But no...this snooze-fest drones on and on, making 75 minutes seem more like three hours. I confess I have never seen the original CAT PEOPLE, but judging by other comments here, I don't know if that would help. Someone was trying to make a buck with a sequel but couldn't figure out what to do with the characters. Even novice Robert Wise's direction couldn't save a lousy script.