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Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg

Posted on December 29, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg. Feat. Portia de Rossi, Michael Rosenbaum, Judy Greer. Directed by Wes Craven. Written by Kevin Williamson. 2005.
Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg. Feat. Portia de Rossi, Michael Rosenbaum, Judy Greer. Directed by Wes Craven. Written by Kevin Williamson. 2005.

Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg

Ellie (Christina Ricci) is working for a TV show & living with her high school student younger brother Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg). They have lost their parents a while back.

Ellie’s main problem is her boyfriend, Jake (Joshua Jackson), who used to be a player and she is afraid he may not want to commit.

Jimmy has the typical geek problem – the girl he likes is not even aware he exists. Moreover, she is dating a jerk who loves giving Jimmy a hard time.

However, none of these problems however will hold a candle to what happens one night on Mulholland Drive- they get attacked by what seems like a werewolf. Jimmy is sure of it, but Ellie is skeptical. What are the odds, right?

From then on, they go through changes – heightened senses, more strength, blood appeal and more. Jimmy is enjoying his new found confidence although Ellie is freaking out. Because, as it turns out, there is a werewolf on the loose killing people. Who the hell is that?

**

Cursed is as fluff as horror/comedies go. It is better taken as a parody and let go of the horror/thriller label completely as the movie is more amusing than chilling. OK, it is not chilling at all. A little gross at parts, but that’s it.

Frankly, I never really got the horror/comedy concept as what scares me typically doesn’t make me laugh and vice versa. The only successful example of this hybrid genre I recall is The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox. It was creepy and funny enough. This piece by Kevin Williamson works as a comedy but it is troubling if Williamson attempted to frighten us out at all.

As I said, fluff. It is better watched, multi-tasked with some other activity.

*Stuff I liked:

–  Portia de Rossi as a fortune teller

–  Jesse Eisenberg’s later haircut and his wrestling scene

–  Joshua Jackson’s looks

– Michael Rosenbaum’s nice, uncomplicated role. It is different than his Lex Luthor in Smallville.

* Stuff I didn’t like – potential spoilers:

– The giant werewolves. A couple of years ago, my friends and I shot a mock horror flick, with a giant evil teddy bear as the villain. This movie’s werewolves looked just as scary as our scary bear. Yes, I am disappointed given that the effects were done by Rick Baker and he is better than that.

– The twists and turns with Joshua Jackson’s character Jake. I mean really? First, he acts like a guy who seems just not that into Ellie, then a misunderstood romantic, then a concerned boyfriend, and then….come on…Don’t make me spell out the last part. You know Kevin Williamson.

The point is a curse is not enough to explain Jake’s actions. I think Jake has MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder).

Written by Kevin Williamson, directed by Wes Craven. 4.8 on IMDB.

Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec (co-producer here) are better when they are writing The Vampire Diaries episodes together. At least Vampire Diaries have nice shapeshifters and not “wolf-men” with ridiculous make-up.

My favorite wolf movie is still Wolf starring Jack Nicholson, James Spader & Michelle Pfeiffer.

**

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Penelope starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy

Posted on May 31, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Penelope starring Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon and Catherine O'Hara
Penelope starring Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Simon Woods and Catherine O'Hara. Image from: http://www.onlinesinemaizle.net

Welcome to a sweet, quirky and fun fairy tale:

One of Penelope’s dad’s ancestors has slept with a maid and then left the girl. This ends up in the girl’s suicide. Her mother happens to be witch and puts a spell upon the family. According to the curse, the first daughter born into the family is going to be awfully ugly: a girl with a pig’s nose and ears. The spell somehow ends up affecting poor Penelope. In order for the spell/curse to be lifted, a guy from a certain bloodline should fall in love with her, even after he has seen her face.

Penelope (Christina Ricci) can’t go outside for years, according to her mom’s wishes. The press has believed her to be dead. She has gotten sick of it all, especially of men who gets the shock of their lives after they have see her. One day, things get out of Penelope’s mom’s (Catherine O’ Hara) control: A discredited heir (Simon Woods) decides to prove to the whole world what Penelope really looks like. With the help of a journalist in need of revenge, he hires a gambler (James McAvoy) to help them expose the secret. However the gambler gets to know Penelope without seeing her face first and he really likes her. But when he does see her and Penelope makes an unexpected offer, he runs away. Penelope misreads his reaction,and having had enough rebels and just ventures out into the real world. This new adventure will help make new friends (one played by Reese Witherspoon), and figure out who she really is.

Penelope is a lovely and interesting mixture of reality and fairy tale. After all we have rich vs poor, gambling, prejudice,”importance” of looks, superficiality, true love, friendship and coming to terms with who you are and how you look. So watching Christina with her special “make-up” may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But if you can get past how she looks, you are in for a real treat. A wonderful comedy-romance with supernatural elements.

Voted 7.1 on IMDB by over 15.000 people. I agree with the rating.

P.S. If you have seen Simon Woods as Mr. Bingley in Pride and Prejudice, you will have a real riot comparing his two opposite roles.

Also on Christina Ricci:

Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg

Cursed Trivia feat. Christina R?cci, Portia de Rossi and more

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: Catherine O' Hara, Christina Ricci, comedy, fantasy, James McAvoy, Penelope, Reese Witherspoon, romance, simon woods

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