contains spoiler a lovely film this and star brad renfro and the ever wonderful joseph mazzello . i like joseph mazzello and out of all his film i have see to date i have love every single one of them for many different reason and the cure be no different . brad renfro do very well in this movie as well . the cure be a drama or come of age movie from the viewpoint of an ill child and his friend . the basic idea be represent dexter ( joseph mazzello ) have aid . he end up befriend the kid next door ( brad renfro ) but erik mum be very narrow mind and ill inform and somewhat thick when it come to dexter illness . she think aid be contagious like the common cold so doesn not want her son go anywhere near dexter . after many attempt at make their own cure with no success and the boy go on their way to new orleans to find the cure after read a pamphlet about it . after get their kick from playboy magazine and dexter health go south shortly afterwards and a his health detoriates and there still enough life in the boy alongside erik for two prank of pretend to stop breathing . unfortunately and poor dexter do indeed die from his illness and leave poor erik behind to wonder why he couldn not find the cure . throughout the movie he end up bond more with dexter mother than his own . it be a very heartwarming movie to watch and be not absolutely perfect ( movie rarely be ) but you would not care less about that a you get involve in the film more . a must for joseph mazzello fan and one of his best performance ever . very well recommended must see movie if you can find a copy positive .