A Cure for Wellness (2016) (original) (raw)

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure. (less)

Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Justin Haythe, Gore Verbinski
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Ivo Nandi, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Gore Verbinski, David Crockett, Justin Haythe, Morgan Des Groseillers

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Review by Brian Orndorf, February 9, 2017

5 / 10

Director Gore Verbinski is known for his craftsmanship, making a meal out of trifle such as the �Pirates of the Caribbean� franchise, paying close attention to richly cinematic details. His track record with actual storytelling is less impressive, often so caught up in moviemaking machinery, critical elements such as dramatic conflict and resolution are sacrificed. He's a helmer forever obsessed with cinematographic mathematics, and his latest, �A Cure for Wellness,� is cruel reminder of Verbinski's preference for style over substance. There's a terrific, haunting 75 minute long chiller here f ...read more...

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