for unknown reason this beautiful masterpiece do not get well deserve recognition and have be vastly under appreciate by many american movie critic . so it easy to understand that i have meet lot of trouble try to find this movie . finally i watch it and it be so beautiful and sincere and poignant that for the first time in my life i watch one movie five time in one week after get the tape . the story be focus on the friendship between two young boy erik and dexter and eleven and twelve year old and who be very different from each other but they be become the best ( and only ) friend . the beauty and sincerity of their friendship have be show in the cure so sincere and naturally a it have never be before . there be so many beautiful and heartfelt and poignant scene ( particularly on the river ) and which strike the heart and can not leave any human indifferent to them . the movie also be full of incredibly powerful and emotional symbolism and ( particularly strong with erik shoe ) which also greatly increase visual impression from such beautiful work . the story and write by robert kuhn and be well write and on the contrary to overwhelming majority of modern hollywood product practically every scene and every phrase and every sentence in the movie be meaningful and bring something important about character and relation between them . peter horton and who a i know have no major experience in movie directing before and show his great ability and talent in this sphere . the cinematography be also superb with perfectly select location for the movie and but the most important be perfect act and which with all above mention make the cure one of the best movie ever . both brad renfro a erik and joseph mazello a dexter create wonderful atmosphere of sincere friendship and magnificent chemistry between two main character . only one this movie ( i haven not see most of their other work ) be enough to name them a one of the best actor of their generation . annabelle sciorra also give a terrific performance a dexter mother . it terribly sad that such talented actor do not get wide recognition and while numerous overrated star enjoy enormous publicity and huge salary . finally it would be unfair not to mention amazing soundtrack write by david grusin and and terrific mark cohn song ( one of the best song that i have ever hear in the movie ) my great escape . so all that i can say about the cure be one simple word great . at any point of view this movie be a beautiful and heartfelt and inspiring work of all people involve in make of this masterpiece . i have to credit all those people who put their heart and souls into the movie and universal picture and which among numerous formulaic commercial project have find a way to make such a beautiful movie . but such movie so rarely come to movie theater that very often studios themselves do not realize what gem they have make that theyre unable to provide respective marketing campaign . the only one minor drawback about the cure for me be it short length ( only 97 minute ) . i do not want to write more about the movie because it simply impossible to put it beauty and sincerity into word and so if you have any opportunity for watch the cure and rent it or buy it and you wouldn not be disappoint . positive . sorry for my bad english .