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the scene the cure about in which two boys face down a trio of taunting bullies.one of the boys has AIDs;the other boy,who earlier in the film had been afraid of catchingthe disease,is now his bestfriend.the newly-enlightened boy lectures the bullies about how the disease could have happened to anyone,and the chastened bullies walk away.you might not be suprised to find such scene in a movie like THE CURE,but you probably would be surprised to find it only twenty minutes into the film.while it is exceptionally well-acted,THE CURE rambles on for far too long without a sense of purpose,like an attempt to stretch an "afterschool special"into a feature film.brad renfro plays as erik,a young loner coping with the absence of his father and an alcoholic mother(diana scarwid).his new neighbor is dexter(joseph mazzello),a boy who constracted the AIDS virus from a blood transfusion,and his mother (annabella sciorra).although erik is initially confrontational,the two boys without any other friends soon develop a close friendship.among the activities they share is an attempt of thier own to find a cure for the fatal disease.to THE CURE's credit,the most important thing about it,the relationship between erik and dexter,is also the best thing about it.thier rapport is genuine and very touching,and complemented by the fine supporting work.the emotional impact of their frienship is THE CURE clumsy and episodic story arc.