'A Cure for Wellness' reminded me a lot of Martin Scorsese's 'Shutter Island', a film I absolutely adore. One of the main reasons I love it (however, far from the only reason) is the ending and all the implications it has on everything we have seen previously. Sadly, that's the one thing that was lacking in 'A Cure for Wellness' for my liking. I understand the ending and I can appreciate what it means, but it isn't a memorable ending. It's not one that will lead to endless debate and discussions as to its meaning and possibilities.
The film is long at nearly two and half hours. I often say if you're going to make your film that long, you have to have tremendous pacing. 'A Cure for Wellness' I would have to say does. It isn't a film like 'The Dark Knight' that is over in the blink of an eye despite being that long, but it certainly never feels like it is dragging. Most of the scenes are punchy and to the point. The film does come across a little repetitive on occasion, however aside from that I'd say the run time was justified.
I'm not sure exactly which type of film viewer I would recommend this to. There are elements of horror but I certainly wouldn't call it out and out. There are elements again of fantasy, but for pure lovers of the fantasy genre there might not be enough during the long run time to keep their attention. Probably mystery lovers are going to be the ones who get the most out of this. There are certainly mysterious elements to the plot line that can be appreciated and enjoyable.
I wouldn't say I loved 'A Cure for Wellness', but I certainly didn't hate it either. It just comes across middle of the road. There was squandered potential though, and even if the ending wasn't as satisfactory as I may have liked, it was a fun ride to get there.
The film is long at nearly two and half hours. I often say if you're going to make your film that long, you have to have tremendous pacing. 'A Cure for Wellness' I would have to say does. It isn't a film like 'The Dark Knight' that is over in the blink of an eye despite being that long, but it certainly never feels like it is dragging. Most of the scenes are punchy and to the point. The film does come across a little repetitive on occasion, however aside from that I'd say the run time was justified.
I'm not sure exactly which type of film viewer I would recommend this to. There are elements of horror but I certainly wouldn't call it out and out. There are elements again of fantasy, but for pure lovers of the fantasy genre there might not be enough during the long run time to keep their attention. Probably mystery lovers are going to be the ones who get the most out of this. There are certainly mysterious elements to the plot line that can be appreciated and enjoyable.
I wouldn't say I loved 'A Cure for Wellness', but I certainly didn't hate it either. It just comes across middle of the road. There was squandered potential though, and even if the ending wasn't as satisfactory as I may have liked, it was a fun ride to get there.