A Cure for Wellness
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 17, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
19
Negative:
7
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38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerFeb 16, 2017
The problem is that somewhere around the middle of the film, one begins to realize it probably isn’t going any place worthwhile. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubFeb 16, 2017
The film is a plodding 2 ½ hours long, with an abundance of livestock gore, endless dental trauma and a violent sex scene. Read full review
25
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallFeb 16, 2017
A Cure for Wellness is a repellent curiosity, rich in atmosphere yet starved for dramatic morsels a sound plot might nourish. Read full review
25
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeFeb 7, 2017
We get a few effective set pieces early on that provide the requisite scares that A Cure for Wellness so obviously wants to deliver, but the movie just doesn’t know when to quit, lurching onward and growing more and more ludicrous. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFeb 15, 2017
The horror that lies at the heart of the film is fairly obvious, and with no characters for whom we have a rooting interest, A Cure for Wellness is as difficult to swallow as castor oil. Read full review
0
ObserverRex ReedFeb 21, 2017
A long, incoherent German horror film called A Cure for Wellness is well on its way to late-night cable TV. If you’re a dedicated masochist looking for torture, look for it fast. It won’t live to see a re-release. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternFeb 16, 2017
A godawful gothic horror flick. Read full review
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