Reel Time: Reflections on 'A Cure for Wellness'
So, long story short: A Cure for Wellness was sickeningly awful. And not in a good, repulsive kind of way. But if you want some genuine reflections on what was wrong and what was right and what could have been, then read on. From A Cure for Wellness (Verbinski, 2017) shows Volmer twice reflected and refracted. Firstly, through the glass of a sensory deprivation chamber and further reflected in the water of said chamber To briefly summarise the plot, Lockhart (Dane DeHaan) is sent by the company board to retrieve the CEO from a mysterious spa retreat come cult in the Swiss Alps. All is not how it seems, however, and Lockhart becomes embroiled in a rescue attempt/investigative mission to 1) retrieve the boss and 2) uncover the secrets of the retreat. The primary problem with A Cure for Wellness is just how ambitious it is in its storytelling. After going to see the film, what became clear upon discussion was just how discordant all of the ideas and plots we...