Bluesman I seem to be one of the few who really enjoys this movie, even its editing, which others seem to hate. 'The Curse of Downers Grove' has a quite unique style of story-telling and doesn't fit into any traditional genre. It's a mixture of mystery, high school dramedy and revenge action thriller with an appealing cast led by the ever charming Bella Heathcote and a terrific Kevin Zegers. The whole cast was assembled aptly and it includes a couple of well-known faces.'Downers Grove' seems to be advertised as a horror movie, but it's not, although there are a couple of quite gory scenes in it. This movie definitely is different from most others in many ways, much like director Derick Martini's previous effort 'Hick.' The latter movie is also one that polarizes very much. Many love it, many hate it. I enjoyed 'Hick' a lot and think that 'Downers Grove' is equally good and even more ambitious in some ways. The movie is a bit on the short side for my taste, but that is only a minor issue.I really don't understand why 'Downers Grove' is generally rated very low. The ludicrous score of 4.5/10 on IMDb at the moment certainly does't do the movie that I have seen justice. I very much look forward to Derick Martini's next project, whatever it may be.

Alexander Gustav This movie had potential, but this potential was murdered by the curse of incoherence, such as countless other potentials in countless other movies. The story starts out well, and then you wait for something to happen, and you wait some more, but nothing really happens. At the end, your brain tells you that things make sense, but they really don't, the ending would be suitable for another movie. The acting is below average, the lead actress is cold and distant, which makes it hard to identify with her. The "villain" is weak and unconvincing, and Tom Arnold, well, i have no idea what he's doing in this movie taking this role. The directing is promising, maybe if the director makes another attempt with a better script, he would probably avoid falling for the curse of incoherence. I don't recommend this film to anyone, unless they want to study it as an example of faulty filmmaking.

dien It's been ages since I reviewed a film, but this train-wreck of a movie made me come back.The trailer and the storyline got me interested, so I watched it. Most of the time I kept asking myself "What the hell am I watching?", "Did that just happen?" and "How can they be this stupid?" You get the idea.I won't bore you with the story, it's been done by other reviewers. I'll just point out that this film is NOT a horror, but a teenage rape-revenge drama with a very light touch of the supernatural. There is absolutely no curse, no matter how hard the movie tries to convince you. It's not even a slasher film, as I was mislead to believe. It's nothing. Much talk, some fighting among teens and an ending that makes little sense.What bothered me most of all is how stupid the characters were: a girl almost gets raped and she doesn't tell anyone? I would have immediately went to the cops, called an ambulance or something. Then once her brother gets beaten, the cops can't do anything? There was an eye-witness! That doesn't count anymore? Incredibly stupid actions by badly written characters.Not recommended. Not at all. But if you want to watch it, go ahead and make your own mind.

dcarsonhagy "The Curse of Downer's Point" falls just short of being ridiculous. Ever watched a movie where NOTHING looked authentic or seemed real? This is a good example of such. It seems Downer's Point High School has a "curse." Every graduating class since before time has to deal with a death of a senior. Of course, all these deaths can be explained, so those involved with this mess lost any kind of paranormal connection right away. One guy who is high on meth decides to climb to local water tower and falls. There are drownings, drug overdoses, automobile accidents, etc. One senior (Chrissy) tries to downplay the curse, but no one will listen. She and her friend (who apparently will sleep with ANYONE) decides to attend a party in a neighboring town and it's all downhill from there.The viewer would think in all that you'd find a halfway decent movie. You'd be terribly wrong. Any of you who have read any of my reviews know one of the first things I'll go after is a script--or lack thereof. Whoever wrote this must have been doing Yeagerbombs AND bong hits because after Chrissy gives her reasons for not believing in the curse, the movie becomes one big old mess, e.g. there is an attempted rape that (when reported) is completely ignored by the police because the perpetrator is supposedly some football jock. Chrissy's brother is attacked by him and his goons and suffers a broken hand at their doing. The police do nothing. The only "curse" for this movie was its complete, mind-numbingly bad script. Rated "R" for attempted rape, sexual situations, and violence.