I don't think this movie is especially gory. It's less gory than say Seven and much less gory than the average Yakuza picture. There is some pretty shocking brutality at the beginning, but by the end the threat of violence from the serial killer is so overwhelming that it seems for the last hour that a massacre is just around every corner.
I actually went back to see it again the next day cuz I wanted to be sure about a couple scenes. A lot of people probably would find this irritating, but I love it. Like Brazil, Cure begins to blend scenes of dream, fantasy and reality so freely, that you have a hard time sorting through them. Given that this movie is about hypnotism, insanity, and power fantasies ripping the detective apart, I thought it was utterly appropriate.
Simply amazing soundtrack.
I actually went back to see it again the next day cuz I wanted to be sure about a couple scenes. A lot of people probably would find this irritating, but I love it. Like Brazil, Cure begins to blend scenes of dream, fantasy and reality so freely, that you have a hard time sorting through them. Given that this movie is about hypnotism, insanity, and power fantasies ripping the detective apart, I thought it was utterly appropriate.
Simply amazing soundtrack.