The Cure

February. 06,2014      R
Rating:
3.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

When a young female scientist discovers that the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer years earlier, she attempts to release it to the world. Knowing that they make more money from chemotherapy drugs than the cure, the company does everything it can to stop her.

Antonia Prebble as  Beth
Daniel Lissing as  Ryan
Stephen Lovatt as  Ted
John Bach as  Lionel
Ben Fransham as  ER Doctor
Laura Surrich as  Secretary
John Chalmers as  Pat
Natalie Crane as  Hallway Nurse

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Reviews

Karry
2014/02/06

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Grimerlana
2014/02/07

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

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Matialth
2014/02/08

Good concept, poorly executed.

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Forumrxes
2014/02/09

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

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CheshireCatsGrin
2014/02/10

First, this film is based on a false premise to anyone who had a family member with cancer. It is actually over 100 diseases, most of which the causes are unknown. That's why chemotherapy is so hard on the body. It has to kill both healthy and unhealthy cells. In addition, many of the drugs are dozens of years past their patent. Now imagine that in fact a drug did exists that would cure everything from the ranges starting at childhood leukemia progressing to prostate and breast cancers. Any company in their right mind would want to make the trillions a drug like this would be worth. Not to mention that in 7 years they could release an extended form like Ambian did with Ambian CR to avoid secondary cancers from the initial chemo and so on to extend the patent.The acting is sub-par, only the female lead shows future promise. This is the first full length feature by Gould who wrote/directed/produced this film. With the pounding music I wonder if he also did the sound editing as well.

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dinkster9
2014/02/11

The few reviews of this movie make it out to be a horrible blockbuster. Take it for what it is, a movie that really should have been a documentary on the current state of the Cancer industry. Yes its a bunch of B or C actors you've never heard of, so? I was playing video games and watching the movie, so maybe it wasn't as bad to me because I wasn't 100% focused on it. Anyhow the movie is true to the idea that there really is a cancer cure and its easily obtainable, yet the drug companies make billions off not having a cure, so they would do anything to kill actual progress in finding a cure.On the other hand, I'm not sure how this was made into a movie, lol. If the topic of cancer interests you, this movie might also. Not worth your time based on actor performances, cinematography (the entire movie takes place basically inside a lab), dialog, or strength in plot.

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yashaswi kumarakalva
2014/02/12

short and sweet, packs in a lot of suspense. great for a one time watch. the only thing off about it is, maybe the lack of proper directorial skill by the maker or the lack of funds. it would have been a great movie with a few stars thrown in or some budget to produce a better exhilarating effect on the viewers. the story is great, but not as fresh or new as one would assume or like it to be. there is a cure for cancer found long ago, but has not been released for monetary benefit. the story revolves around how a group of people escape a laboratory after they have found the secret of the cure and the owner o the company tries to kill them without any trace of him trying to kill them. overall, perfect for a boring Sunday afternoon...

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Jeff Orlando
2014/02/13

Good story but not much else was great about this. The music was mixed at 11 all the way through with little emotional nuance, and the music is way too repetitive. It kind of ruined what good there was in this. Absent sound design. The casting is bad. The actors exhibited barely any chemistry between each other. Unimaginative shot angles. Some ridiculous visual effects. Bizarre continuity and pacing. Though it did provide a few good laughs with classic B movie fodder distributed throughout. It's a pity because if a cure for cancer were found this story depicts a possible scenario for that eventuality, that is suppression of the cure. This movie does not help bring the realism to the possibility because it is so amateur. My advice to the David Gould, please hire experienced professionals in their respective crafts next time you make a film. In particular hire a notable casting director - many of your actors were not that talented or directed well and in the wrong combinations. The two Mexican 'guinea pig' characters were the best cast actors in this film, performing with strong characterization to match their scripted roles.

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