Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Jun 12, 2024

If you are sick of zombies and pandemics, please do not let that stop you from watching The Cured! In an audaciously nuanced feature film directorial debut, David Freyne creates a world set in Ireland where zombies can be cured, but they remember

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Michael Cuby them. Oct 3, 2022

A zombie apocalypse film that’s more interested in exploring the human brain than it is in eating it, The Cured is a good Friday flick for those who like their horror served with a side of psychoanalysis.

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Howard Gorman NME (New Musical Express) Jun 10, 2021

It breathes fresh life into the decaying, cliché-crowded zombie genre with its eye-opening realism whilst using the "cured" zombies as a metaphor to explore themes of guilt and forgiveness.

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Drew Tinnin Dread Central Jul 30, 2020 3.5

The Cured is a gritty take on the genre that fits nicely into the new type of storytelling that these stories need to embrace in a post-Romero world.

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Dan Scully Cinema76 Mar 23, 2020

Writer/director David Freyne has not just reinvigorated the genre, but has employed it to explore society's ills at a level not seen since the heyday of George Romero. It's that good.

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Matt Donato Flickering Myth Nov 6, 2019 3/5

The Cured accelerates conversations around horror films being the loudest megaphone for the masses (a mirror to society) but isn't all that interesting as a pure zombie movie.

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Melissa Hannon Horror Geek Life Aug 15, 2019 4.5

'The Cured' is thought-provoking, well-executed and brings something new and refreshing to the zombie sub-genre.

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Richard Trenholm CNET Apr 16, 2019

You'd think the zombie movie might have run out of ideas by now. But in compelling and ambitious stories like The Cured, the genre only seems to get smarter.

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James Marsh South China Morning Post Nov 13, 2018 3/5

Page, also credited as a producer, is largely pushed to the sidelines, but the shifting power dynamics between Keeley and a menacing Vaughan-Lawlor effectively elevate the material.

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Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Nov 8, 2018

David Freyne has created a social drama crafted within a genre film.

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Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 22, 2018

Although the film always plays bigger than it is, Freyne continually keeps the conflict on an intimate level by keeping his focus on Senan, Abigail and Connor's whose differences with each other are articulated so intelligently and distinctly.

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Joe Lipsett Bloody Disgusting Sep 21, 2018 4/5

Similar to like-minded BBC series In The Flesh(...), The Cured is most interested in exploring how social cohesion is threatened when disparate people and divergent beliefs are put in a pressure cooker.

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Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) May 15, 2018 2/5

The gory details of this imagined world are just too specific to have any resonance. We're left with a solemn yet pulpy horror flick.

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Andy Lea Daily Express (UK) May 12, 2018 4/5

Tense, creepy and layered with historical parallels, this could be the horror film of the year.

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Kim Newman Empire Magazine May 12, 2018 3/5

Suspenseful and thought-provoking, The Cured is a serious, engaged horror movie. More upsetting than scary, it ratchets up the tension unsettlingly. There's life in zombies yet.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian May 11, 2018 2/5

My tolerance for zombie acting and zombie drama in the style of Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later is never all that high, and the tropes are a bit familiar here.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) May 10, 2018 2/5

Struggles to move beyond genre clichs.

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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film May 9, 2018 3/5

Though it doesn't quite achieve its potential, The Cured is troubling as any exploration of such subjects should be. It is also timely and humane.

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Matthew Turner Nerdly May 9, 2018 4/5

The brainchild of Irish writer-director David Freyne, this powerful and provocative post-zombie flick offers a fresh take on the genre, making it a must-see for genre fans.

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Nikki Baughan The List May 9, 2018 3/5

The Cured marks an auspicious debut for Freyne, who showcases an impressive eye for detail.

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