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The Curse of the Necklace (now available on Tubi) will inevitably have the same "is that Henry Thomas?" moment I had. And then they'll pause (or wait for a Tubi ad break) to confirm online that yes, indeed, this is the guy we'll love forever thanks to E.T., and who's already 53 years old, and you'll wish he were in something better than Tubi's original horror fests with ridiculous Reader's Weekly titles. I mean, best keep your expectations to a minimum if curiosity drives you to hit play in this generic age. We open with a scene where a woman is tied to a bed, giving birth. Blood covers the sheets. She screams at about 800 dB. The baby finally emerges, and the woman's captors are briefly concerned because the child doesn't seem to be breathing. Finally, the child cries. Most importantly, the camera makes sure we see the ruby-red amulet the mother wears around her neck. Cut to 30 years later, as a version of "My Girl" plays on the soun...