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VHS : CureIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Aeryk Egan, Delphine French, Mona Powell directed by: Peter Horton  List Price: $19.98 Price: $2.44 You Save: $17.54 (88%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303651873 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6303651879 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: April 30, 1996 Running Time: 97 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 1995 Sales Rank: 22793 Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.com: This heartfelt drama tells us it's an AIDS movie that's not about AIDS. When this film keeps its promise (roughly the first three-quarters), it's a winner, a film about a truly notable friendship between two 11-year-old boys. Diagnosed with AIDS from a blood transfusion, Dexter (Joseph Mazzello) has gratefully bypassed most of Kübler-Ross's stages of death. He is, however, an outcast among his peers until Erik (Brad Renfro) comes along and finds him quite normal. Their bond deepens as they look for a cure for the disease using odd forms of scientific theory. Part educational text, part Mark Twain adventure, part tearjerker, the movie relies on something not found in movies these days: a love affair of male friendship. At its center are two of the best pre-actors around. Mazzello (Jurassic Park) has a professional presence on screen. The wild card is Renfro in only his second role (the other was The Client). As the outgoing, Huck Finn-ish boy, he has impressive physical abilities that communicate a naturalness on screen. The film's sappy hospital scenes bog down the picture tremendously, but they do lead to two special scenes that end the movie. The Cure is an assured directorial debut by TV actor Peter Horton (thirtysomething). An interesting note: single mothers raise both kids, a fact never lingered on--refreshingly so--in the script written by Robert Kuhn. --Doug Thomas Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Incurable film.The Cure starring Joseph Mazzello and the late Brad Renfro left me disappointed and uninspired. The friendship between the two boys is awkward, I couldn't get into this film, the story is pretty pointless and somewhat offensive. I was hoping for a deep buddy/buddy film and I got the opposite. Rating:  - The Curea hard-hitting and yet warm-hearted movie about self discovery, wisdom and the pain of being alone in the world Rating:  - The Cure (Movie)I thought this was a good movie - not great, but good. It addresses the current topic dealing with kids, or anyone who end up with AIDS through a blood transfusion (a rare event nowadays). This movie is not for young children because of language and other inferences made in some of the scenes. Some of the situations were a little out there, but still it got the main theme of the movie across. Rating: - One of my faves!Most of my favorite movies were not critically-acclaimed and not big box-office winners. And this is a prime example. On the surface it is a drama, but there are many layers to this moving story. It is a thought-provoking and inspirational movie. Rating: - An 80's TreasureThe main characters in this film are disillusioned with goodness in this world and they find it in one another. It makes a statement against social prejudice, that it is excactly that, prejudice, and that they (the main characters) would have sacrificed a meaningful friendship and personal development had they give in. Another theme in this movie is about not being resigned to life and living even in the face of death. The downside to this release is that the disc is in 4:3 aspect ratio and some ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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