The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

2016 "The fairytale was only the beginning"
4.3| 1h29m| en
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Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations — only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as “protector” — the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay — Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor and paranormal cleric to unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose, held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams.

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TeenzTen An action-packed slog
Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
mininoloco The movie had a nice topic but to much whispering with the actors
gmickel-75246 Just finished it today on Netflix and I am very glad despite the waste of time I didn't pay for it despite my monthly fee. I almost turned it off at one point it was so boring but thought I would wait to see the end and what happens. I thought the end was OK. I don't know how you would show the apocalypse anyway. I highly doubt they will make a sequel to this from this ending as the movie is so bad.With that being said the main character who is doomed for all eternity is a likable character and his acting is good. It makes more sense especially when he tells his story to the girl that likes him towards the end about why he is has becoming such an introvert.The rest of the actors, not so much and the sets of the mansion looks like a larger version of the haunted mansion at Disneyland. The musical score is horrendous and there is nothing scary about this movie. I just imagine some of the crew moving the mannequins about between takes.I could go on about the story which is good but the production values of this are just so bad I really don't even want to think about it. Would rather read The Grimm story. If you are teen, knock yourself out on this one, if not, it will most likely bore the hell out of you.
Strega Granger Now that we are being overflowed by Disney live actions is good to discover the not so subtle versions of these fairy tales, and if they show a darker more horrific side, the better, as is the case for this one. The trailer looked promising and showed how the movie was being presented.That said, we know how trailers deceive us. And this is one clear example. The best part of the movie is the beginning. Where we are presented with the characters and their story. Where we are shown that there is a curse in the main character's family regarding a property they have. In parallel he is starting to dream of a sleeping girl who constantly asked him to wake her up. It's in these dreams where the best esthetic of the movie is viewed: vivid colors that resemble a Gothic tale to present us the Sleeping Beauty of the tittle. Then on reality the shades are darker, because we are in a horror and thriller movie, until there good.It's past the first half hour that the movie starts losing it's path. Presenting new characters and their stories it's what makes us forget about the original story and just want be done with it. A real pity, as it got our attention and while we watch more of the movie, our attention goes (sadly) to the watch. There are some scary moments but by that point we really don't care anymore. And then there is that end that you probably guessed at some point of the movie.This movie started promising and then all went downfall. It is really a pity as the material where it took the inspiration deserved better, not that rushing end that we don't know anymore what we were looking at. A movie to watch if you want to see what the trailer presented to you but without having high expectations. Just something to watch and probably forget about.
lil_majestic Based on the decently clever story line in this movie, you would think that the writer would have the good sense to come up with a ending scene resolution given the opportunity to put "The Curse of Sleeping Beauty" on the big screen but NO! There is zero resolution at the end of this film leaving the viewer wholly unsatisfied. Were there any resolution, be it happy, mournful or just plain out of the box, then I may have given this film a 7 or an 8 on the rating scale. To the writer, producer and director I say to you... "You have dropped the ball."