Review of A Cure for Wellness (2017) by Chad N — 16 Feb 2017

Shutter Island, Face\Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Phantom of the Opera, 50 Shades of Grey all in one ??

This review of A Cure for Wellness (2017) was written by Chad N on 16 Feb 2017.

A Cure for Wellness has generally received mixed reviews.

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This is one of those films that you really wanted to like at the beginning and the middle, but felt quite short at the end…

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By Lewis Knight (28) for The Digital Fix (54) on 22 Dec 2018

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By Matt Oakes (180) for Silver Screen Riot (180) on 05 Nov 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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Incredible color-grading, thought I was in a dream…

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A Cure for Wellness wanted to be a modern Gothic Horror story (Think Shutter Island or Crimson Peak), but instead leaves us with a handful…

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At times ludicrous and exhilarating, A Cure for Wellness embraces the silliness of its plot without a hint of irony…

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By Matt Hudson (148) for What I Watched Tonight (148) on 21 Dec 2018

A movie with a mismatch of threads and motifs, but one that manages to hold them all together and create a satisfyingly creepy, and original,…

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