Review of A Cure for Wellness (2017) by Emily A — 06 Aug 2017

Boring/flat but visually so stunning that it's almost worth it.

This review of A Cure for Wellness (2017) was written by Emily A on 06 Aug 2017.

A Cure for Wellness has generally received mixed reviews.

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Gore Verbinski tries to channel his career, battered after The Lone Ranger, with a ghastly variation on the immortal theme…

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By Riff J (755) on 23 Oct 2018

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By Nguyen Le (136) for The Script Lab (63) on 09 Oct 2018

In spite of the self-indulgent length, audiences are unlikely to find themselves dozing off - not when Verbinski is serving the imagery…

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By Paal T (2) on 18 Jun 2018

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Incredible color-grading, thought I was in a dream…

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Weak movie, weak characters, weak storyline and that ending was horrific. Also this movie lasted what felt like 10 years…

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