"A Cure For Wellness": a decent horror film with good performances and creepy visuals, but drags on a bit too long
A Cure for Wellness: a psychological/gothic horror film about young upstart executive Lockhart (Dane DeHaan) being tasked to retrieve the company's CEO from a rehabilitation center high up in the Swiss Alps, only to find that the center and its director Doctor Volmer have several dark and deadly secrets... The Good: Very creepy imagery with eels, beautiful scenery, gripping performances as Lockhart grapples with the horror at the institute and Volmer's increasingly-apparent evil. Volmer (Jason Isaacs) is deliciously menacing and incredibly creepy. Mia Goth as the vulnerable Hannah gradually being drawn to Lockhart seems like a typical damsel in distress, but her wonder at the world outside the institute does lend itself to some heartwarming moments. The gloomy gothic horror atmosphere is also a nice touch. The Bad: The film is a little too long at two and a half hours, feeling overstuffed and just overstaying its own welcome in the last half-hour which just drags on and on, fe...