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Not sure why so many gave this movie a bad review and low rating. For me, it was exactly what I expected it to be - a high school thriller, with a good story, credible performances etc. It wasn't what I expected but that was due to the title, trailer and premise of the film focusing on the "curse", when in fact, in my opinion, there is a whole other story portrayed. Had it been titled something other than it was, perhaps more people would have appreciated it more?The performances from Bella Heathcote and Kevin Zegers were spot on. Other reviewers have focused on their real ages with regards to playing high school/college students but that is par for the course in movies these days.All in all, an enjoyable movie if you like high school drama.

THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE is a very disappointing attempt at a horror film, one which fails to gather any kind of suspense or momentum at all. Ostensibly it's about a small town suffering from a curse which kills someone every year, but this is mere padding, back story that turns out to be irrelevant to the main story, which is the usual one of teen angst and violence. I was surprised to see that Bret Easton Ellis had written this one. It mainly plays out as a juvenile delinquent-style movie, with lots of scenes of people being beaten up and acting objectionably, but otherwise never rising above the level of a typical indie.

Every year a senior dies before graduation. This is the curse. A girl living in Downers Grove gets into an auticattion with another student on the lead up to graduation.This has good production, good characters and great acting. The problem? It is as boring as hell.The story is one of the most pedestrian I have ever come across. Yet despite its dullness manages not to be believable.Without spoiling I would say that the supernatural element is very light.The director and actors deserve more but this is just to dull to contemplate.