I genuinely love the way you approach your reviews. You are critical and objective without slandering, which I really appreciate. In fact, you're who I trust the most when it comes to movie reviews. (That being said, I'm still excited for this movie).
Ahhhhh this movie only had a dental drill moment and a tube down a guy's throat... This review was miles away from objective... Is irritating the comparison to Nazi doctors, not even close. I know you prob have a crush on this chick...
I genuinely loved this movie! The trailer had me hooked and then the film took so many turns and I absolutely loved every second of it! Definitely one of my fave freaky films of all time
Spoilers Honestly the movie isn't as twisted as I'd hope there's a solid two scenes that are truly disturbing. I was kind of disappointed because I agree with you the first two hours were great but the ending.... it's not that it was to gory or disturbing but it was just plain stupid. When Jason isaacs took of his face I could tell who the director was because he looked like something straight out of pirates of the Caribbean. I wish they would of ended it after Dane dehaan had to swallow the eels it would of been a disturbing ending but better than the actual.
I knew this movie was going to be too grotesque for Grace. Not that that's a criticism. I heard this movie is a real challenge to not projectile vomit. I'm still watching it though
I like that you added "I don't wanna put any karma towards that in the universe" I totally get that. I kinda don't even want to support it by going to see it but now you've got me so darned curious Lol!
Not with the expectations of it being comparable to asylum. Asylum is way better. This is not scary at all. Creepy a little, but that's totally lost by the end. Disturbing and not in a good way.
hey Grace! I have actually been to that castle in germany when I was a kid. Neuschwanstein Castle is also very close to holenzoller and bears similar aesthetics. it was amazing and we had to take horse and carriage to get to the castle.
Fungimegusta the sad thing is they don't even give Grace a chance! It was physically impossible for them to watch the video yet they disliked it! Meaning people have notifications on just to dislike 😳
She's a critic and often says mean things, I'm not surprised she gets dislikes from arch enemies...but it may also be part of some game/algorithm. On one social media platform I would often get dislikes when one of my drawings went live in the contest. And I draw cute animals....who can dislike that? But it was so I wouldn't win the cash prize. Do dislikes affect a channel's income?
some people are just weirdos. i watched a guy reply to all of her tweets for a few days and just bash her as much as he could about anything she said no matter what it was. he was stalking her basically
Good movie but I didn't like some of the script. Spoilers ahead: For a smart business man: 1. Would he really signed a paper without reading it!!! 2. When he escaped, why didn't he try to leave the town instead of going to the police, I mean, he already saw it is a shady town. He could come back with reinforcements if they wanted to get Pembroke back. Then: The "twist" and last part of the movie was like a bad mixture of The Phantom of the Opera and Oldboy. Yes, Oldboy was disturbing but was a masterpiece, this we like a bad copy. Overall I liked it, but it could've been much better.
Wayne Fisher the beauty of shutter island is the lack of closure the no knowing if he's crazy or not. Is the same for this or does the film force a conclusion on you?
your reasoning was completely legitimate, hope ppl aren't too trigged over your opinion. I'm not a big fan of torture porn so might just wait til it comes out on streaming.
Grace, you weren't lying when you said people shouldn't go see this with their families. I took my family to see this and it made for a very awkward car ride later, haha.
Are you going to review and react to the "Laura" clip from Logan? As well as the snippet of "Gaston" from Beauty and the Beast? Also I hope you're feeling better!!!
4:02 WTF more american looking?! DO you know that most of the people who live in America are either immigrants from Europe, or from Africa? You're saying you want to see native americans? Because they are american
Glad to hear the film is (for the most part) great. After that creepy AF trailer, I've been looking forward to this for months now and a lot of other critics are praising the film for the balls it had in its last act so I'm very curious as to what the fuck actually happens in the end. Can't wait to see it!
I'm honestly going to have to respectfully disagree. I mean I get that you dont really see the end of the film coming the way that it does, but if your only gripe with it is that "you didnt want to see what they were showing you"... i mean thats not even close to professional criticism. If you thought it was gratuitous and did nothing for the films aesthetics or story, thats a different thing.... but it seems that you only didnt like it because of its graphic nature which is again... not really a fair criticism if you're trying to give an objective point of view... If anybody here would like to see a more spoiler free but more substantive review for A Cure For Wellness that is put in a different point of view that is a little more objective. PLEASE check out the review I did for this film on my channel. If you dont like it thats fine give it a thumbs down. If you DO like it, give it a thumbs up and spread the love. Thank you guys... And for the record, I like Grace, but sometimes I feel that she misses the ball completely
I just came back from it and the weird thing about this whole movie is I don't even know if I either really LIKE it or really DISLIKE it. It's such a weird feeling, and it has been a very long while since I thought about a movie even when I was riding home. This movie made me feel really uncomfortable.. the stuff that they show in this movie is really graphic, which I didn't expect going in. For example *spoilers* the deer that was hit in the beginning, and they showed the animal struggling I was like "holy shit that's so sad". Also because of the length of this movie, the graphic stuff is even more shocking because there are such lengthy periods between scenes that WHEN something happens, it feels big. Also I didn't know what to think of that ending to be honest.. It turned like a really good directed story to sort of gothic Crimson Peak- ish movie... Which isn't bad in itself, but totally not what I was expecting. And you know what the creepiest thing about the whole movie was? That photograph with Jason Isaac's character wrapped up in bandages haha, I don't know why but that got goosebumps with me. So I TOTALLY agreed when you said that stuff about not wanting to see some of that stuff, it was just so painful to watch, and maybe that's a good thing? I'm still not sure. But I'm glad you already did a review for it Grace, I agree on almost everything you just said. I really look forward to seeing this a second time because now I will know what to expect.
What the heck is a "kind of wife"? This is the kind of movie I'd have to watch alone, because I don't know anyone who'd want to see it. Decisions, decisions...
Grace, I know you think American Horror Story is too creepy but you HAVE to at least try Season 2: Asylum. I think you would love it! (and Jessica Lange is amazing)
The fact that the movie is very disturbing brings me in even more. This film is supposed to freak the shit out of you and if it does that then I'm very impressed. Can't wait for this movie.
J Garcia she's exaggerating. it's nowhere near concentration camp level shit. The subject matter of the movie is disturbing but in terms of the actual content, most of it is pretty tame
This broad pissed me off so much... Cause I have seen a million documentaries about that... She was full of shit... Went and saw this and the worse I saw was the dental drill and the tube down the guy's throat... She should stick to Lego Movies or bitching about casting on Ghost in the Shell...
Well shit, now I don't know if I should see it. I was genuinely interested in it, like you said the mystery aspect really had me intrigued but if the cure isn't really explained well and the last part of the movie is really that disturbing maybe I should see something else.
Grace I know this is the wrong video but about injustice 2 OMG have you seen that catwoman look so much like Tatiana Maslany, will she be the new catwoman in the movies?
I get where you're coming from Grace but I'm really glad it was Dane DeHaan in the role he was really amazing. Also was surprised to see a hispanic dude in the movie lol
This was the most thorough and most mature review that I have seen on the film. This was exactly the input that I needed while I still make my decision concerning if I should see this film or not. I keep thinking of the Internet memes for "What is seen cannot be unseen!!" As I get older, I care much more about not being to unsee what has been seen particularly when it comes to real human on real human violence. As to the length of the movie. Someone should have said to Gore Verbinski, "Look. The audience already has to sit through 20-30 minutes of movie previews and concession stand advertisements. I think the directors particularly in sci-fi and action adventure movies take a movie that should be solid and then they go artistically amok. They try to take their creation to this fantastic place where no movie has gone before and the film becomes less at that point. The film audience that has absolutely no experience in directing a film is left saying, "Well that scene was way overdone. Didn't anyone in the director's chain of command tell that director that this scene will generate a huge number of audience WTF's per minute?" I may still endure the movie as I have enjoyed the work of the actors and actresses in previous films. I will just take my much needed bathroom breaks during the torture scenes.
Watched it today with my boyfriend and honestly I wish that I had watched this review first. I spent majority of the movie confused then the last act covering my eyes and mouth in shock. I honestly couldn't believe he went there.. PLEASE DONT TAKE KIDS TO SEE THIS FILM! Also if you could do a spoiler review on this it would be great
!Spoilers! Too comlicated?? Eels live long in mountain water, baron wants to live long too, but water is toxic. Does experiments with eels on humans, exentds life... there done!
I didn't think it was that messed up. Then again after seeing Martyrs it takes a lot to get too me with torture in a movie. Personally I loved it, I didn't watch any trailers so thst probably helped. Also love me some Gothic Horror so it tickled me the right way
I understand what you're saying, the concept of something vs. actually seeing it. I actually can't do these types of movies because once you see something you can't unsee it. I was once in a classroom (there was nothing else to do- long story) where an asylum type horror film and I still can see some of those images in my head more than 10 years later. So, so hard to be in the same room as. I had to stop watching "reign" because it's supernatural subplots were making me have nightmares. I'm a bit of a chicken though. I have a question for you, if you don't mind answering: Have you ever walked out of a film because it just offended you that deeply? Just curious.
Grace me and my friends love sneaking into horror movies and we are pretty used to gore! We are 15 is this movie too much for us? I don't want any mental scars 😂
This movie had like...unlimited potential, but they should have cut off half an hour. It dragged and I thought it would end four times, but it kept going. Still, I really did love the main characters and would love to see them after the movie.
Grace, I'm a huge fan of yours and I love that your favorite hero is batman like me. I love your breakdowns and that u always have material to speak about. I think u are a beautiful woman and your hair looks great. even when u do late night vids. among the people I follow for movie reviews and trailers, I always look for yours first. your my fav. just wanna mention 2 things. I just saw Arrival and didn't see your review. also have u checked out batman vs batman by screenrant?
I thought it was really interesting that you said all of the filming locations are real. I've been getting slightly disappointed with people using CGI so frequently now in movies. While I have not seen A Cure for Wellness yet, it definitely seems unique, and visually stunning. Though you did say that the visuals seem more like "smoke & mirrors" the actual cure doesn't really make sense. I also find it interesting, since they actually show the torture scenes, I thought that it would be more implied. I personally really like Dane DeHaan and his performances in movies, but as I have not seen A Cure for Wellness yet, I can't make the assumption that he was miscast. I am definitely intrigued and want to see the movie though.
A good horror movie is supposed to be scary and uncomfortable to watch and "there's a lot of stuff in this movie that I genuinely wish I hadn't seen" is the ultimate thing that proves this movie is a good horror movie
Grace, thanks for this review - really looking forward to this movie - but, I want to comment on your hair. :) Feel a little weird commenting on it - like, maybe inappropriate, but since you often comment on actress's hair in trailers/movies, maybe not? Anyway, I've been watching your videos for a long time, and this is the first time I can recall that you've had your hair totally straight - usually, you've got a little waviness. For what it's worth - I like it! Not that I didn't like your wavy look, and maybe it's just that it's something different, but I really like the new look a lot! :)
Grace i never understand why you seem to insist on advocating for Commerciality over Experimentation. There is a place for commercial success, but almost all the celebrated films of the last 50 years have been creatively risky endeavours, even the original Star wars, as commercial a hit as that was, it was a bold move toward original cinema. You are so good at what you do, and so i enjoy watching you, but I'm always sad that you seem to fix for the normalisation of Cinema. Suicide Squad, or Bvs or captain america:winter solider are not going to be remembered as great pieces of cinema.
You're totally misrepresenting my comments. Experimentation stylistically is wonderful, and I've been incredibly supportive of films like Mad Max Fury Road and John Wick 2. But this is really a moral issue about what should and shouldn't be considered entertainment.
Well, if i am in fact misrepresenting then i apologise, i must admit i haven't yet seen "A cure for Wellness", so maybe i would agree with your moral issues. But ... to hear you say things like "thank goodness the studio was keeping hitchcock in check" (paraphrasing), just makes me sad. I have a small amount of experience in the film industry, both hollywood and independent, and it feels obvious to me that the studios are for the most part, kind of tyrannical Gate keepers, that more and more obsess over the reduction of risk and assimilation of every feature into neat commercial packages. Artists need the room to "go to far"or to make a flop etc, otherwise the only film makers that will get anywhere, are the paint by numbers studio darlings. Anyway, I would also like to say, since i think this is the first time you have noticed one of my comments, although i don't always agree with your thoughts, i really enjoy your content and am inspired by your passion :)
Thank you Grace!!! Sometimes films about disturbing themes just isn't entertainment!! Not to say we can't have films about disturbing stories (I love Schindler's List for example) but sometimes all what the movie is just selling is just shock value.
Alright... I watched the movie and I just had the most diveresed experience ever. It started alright, but it slowly escalated in to something completely off the rails and just didn't make sense.
My Opinions on "A Cure for Wellness" Dane DeHaan didn't really show any emotions in the film. Both Mia and Jason was great in this film. The mystery of the Cure was really hard to understand. The final 30-mins was bad and really bland. The plot twist at the end wasn't executed perfectly. The duration was too long.
100% agree, although i didnt find it as disturbing as you did. I understand what they were going for this film, and the visuals are amazing, but that last act was a mess and ruined it.
I'm glad you emphasized on how disturbing it was bcs by the trailers I thought it would be too much for me! And I was right haha, thanks for the final warning Grace.
"There's a lot of stuff in this movie that I genuinely wish I hadn't seen"
Well, I'm sold. Can't wait to watch this!
Diva same
all my favorite reviewers were genuinely disturbed by this and i cant wait to see it
Diva ha, I came to write the same thing
Diva same
Diva haha same here!
The fact that grace is so disturbed by the movie has made me want to watch even more I literally can't wait😂
Liam Rizzi same😂
She was full of shit... Other than a dental drill and a tube down a guy's throat... It's such a lazy comparison...
ye but what about the rape scene tho??
You cant really complain about the seriousness when you wanted a good asylum movie. Thats the only way it happens.
Anytime someone says "I'm doing this for your own good", a horrific time is sure to follow.
When Grace has to bleep herself lol
at very start, some joseph mengala doodoo.
thats actually pretty decent of her .... for us who dont like to hear that kind of stuff ^^ so tnx Grace
I genuinely love the way you approach your reviews. You are critical and objective without slandering, which I really appreciate. In fact, you're who I trust the most when it comes to movie reviews. (That being said, I'm still excited for this movie).
Thank you, Jacob! It means a lot to me that you feel that way about my reviews!
Ahhhhh this movie only had a dental drill moment and a tube down a guy's throat... This review was miles away from objective... Is irritating the comparison to Nazi doctors, not even close.
I know you prob have a crush on this chick...
+alejandromolinac yess she is way off!!!
Hi Grace, do you see this movie winning any awards in the future? Possibly for cinematography?
I genuinely loved this movie! The trailer had me hooked and then the film took so many turns and I absolutely loved every second of it! Definitely one of my fave freaky films of all time
Spoilers
Honestly the movie isn't as twisted as I'd hope there's a solid two scenes that are truly disturbing. I was kind of disappointed because I agree with you the first two hours were great but the ending.... it's not that it was to gory or disturbing but it was just plain stupid. When Jason isaacs took of his face I could tell who the director was because he looked like something straight out of pirates of the Caribbean. I wish they would of ended it after Dane dehaan had to swallow the eels it would of been a disturbing ending but better than the actual.
My friends and I are stuck between Lego Batman and A Cure for Wellness. Which one should we see???
Lego Batman.
Lego Batman!
Davon Stigars Depends on what kind of time you're looking for. A fun time? Go Lego Batman. A disturbing and weird time? Go Cure for Wellness.
Davon Stigars depends on your age really. Not because you can't watch lego batman if your an adult, but you can't watch ACFW if your a kid.
flip a coin. Let Fate decide
I knew this movie was going to be too grotesque for Grace. Not that that's a criticism. I heard this movie is a real challenge to not projectile vomit. I'm still watching it though
Bullshit.. American Horror Story or The Walking Dead are way worse.... This movie is more about escalating sense of dread....
alejandromolinac I think the tooth scene was more disturbing than anything the walking dead and AHS have to offer.
I like that you added "I don't wanna put any karma towards that in the universe" I totally get that. I kinda don't even want to support it by going to see it but now you've got me so darned curious Lol!
This all looks like Shutter Island. Even Dane looks like Leo. But the aesthetics of the cinematography look real good.
I LOVED American Horror Story: Asylum. Would I like this movie, Grace?
Not with the expectations of it being comparable to asylum. Asylum is way better. This is not scary at all. Creepy a little, but that's totally lost by the end. Disturbing and not in a good way.
Grace, Germany and Poland have some amazing castles, all real :D
hey Grace! I have actually been to that castle in germany when I was a kid. Neuschwanstein Castle is also very close to holenzoller and bears similar aesthetics. it was amazing and we had to take horse and carriage to get to the castle.
i love when she curses lol
Hot ...good girl gone bad 😈
2 minutes ago uploaded yet 3 dislikes... I don't understand some people! Your amazing Grace 😊 shut out the haters
Alvaro F They don't know what the meaning of the word "opinion."
Fungimegusta the sad thing is they don't even give Grace a chance! It was physically impossible for them to watch the video yet they disliked it! Meaning people have notifications on just to dislike 😳
She's a critic and often says mean things, I'm not surprised she gets dislikes from arch enemies...but it may also be part of some game/algorithm. On one social media platform I would often get dislikes when one of my drawings went live in the contest. And I draw cute animals....who can dislike that? But it was so I wouldn't win the cash prize.
Do dislikes affect a channel's income?
some people are just weirdos. i watched a guy reply to all of her tweets for a few days and just bash her as much as he could about anything she said no matter what it was. he was stalking her basically
that's why I don't show my face...I get enough crazy just for my voice haha
I'm going to wait until it's available for streaming.
this is def a movie to see at home
Lord Pizza The Great Its available!😁
the movie is very good but very normal. there is nothing disturbing about it. for example SAW movies are way more disturbing
Great review, Grace. Also, what did you think of Shutter Island with Dicaprio?
Good movie but I didn't like some of the script.
Spoilers ahead:
For a smart business man:
1. Would he really signed a paper without reading it!!!
2. When he escaped, why didn't he try to leave the town instead of going to the police, I mean, he already saw it is a shady town. He could come back with reinforcements if they wanted to get Pembroke back.
Then:
The "twist" and last part of the movie was like a bad mixture of The Phantom of the Opera and Oldboy. Yes, Oldboy was disturbing but was a masterpiece, this we like a bad copy.
Overall I liked it, but it could've been much better.
I don't understand why people complain about movies being long. It's 2 hours long? Fuck yeah, more bang for the book especially if it had a good story
shutter island part 2? or nothing like it?
Toby Harris very very similar till the last half hour
parts mayyyybe (I thought both films were visually amazing), but overall - NO, nothing like it.
Wayne Fisher the beauty of shutter island is the lack of closure the no knowing if he's crazy or not. Is the same for this or does the film force a conclusion on you?
u look good with that hairstyle grace
your reasoning was completely legitimate, hope ppl aren't too trigged over your opinion. I'm not a big fan of torture porn so might just wait til it comes out on streaming.
Grace, you weren't lying when you said people shouldn't go see this with their families. I took my family to see this and it made for a very awkward car ride later, haha.
I am in a German history class and when she said Hohenzollern I almost screamed! I can't believe they got to shoot there!
The dentist scene man :O
Are you going to review and react to the "Laura" clip from Logan? As well as the snippet of "Gaston" from Beauty and the Beast?
Also I hope you're feeling better!!!
Will there be any Spoilers in the interviews?
4:02 WTF more american looking?! DO you know that most of the people who live in America are either immigrants from Europe, or from Africa? You're saying you want to see native americans? Because they are american
Glad to hear the film is (for the most part) great. After that creepy AF trailer, I've been looking forward to this for months now and a lot of other critics are praising the film for the balls it had in its last act so I'm very curious as to what the fuck actually happens in the end. Can't wait to see it!
Also thanks for the great content despite being sick Grace! Get well soon!!
+Beyond The Trailer Hey Grace, do you have a channel that features mainly just interviews or are they usually just mixed in on this one?
Oooh Psychological Thrillers are my favorite but crazy, weird disturbing psychological thrillers are even better
I'm honestly going to have to respectfully disagree. I mean I get that you dont really see the end of the film coming the way that it does, but if your only gripe with it is that "you didnt want to see what they were showing you"... i mean thats not even close to professional criticism. If you thought it was gratuitous and did nothing for the films aesthetics or story, thats a different thing.... but it seems that you only didnt like it because of its graphic nature which is again... not really a fair criticism if you're trying to give an objective point of view... If anybody here would like to see a more spoiler free but more substantive review for A Cure For Wellness that is put in a different point of view that is a little more objective. PLEASE check out the review I did for this film on my channel. If you dont like it thats fine give it a thumbs down. If you DO like it, give it a thumbs up and spread the love. Thank you guys... And for the record, I like Grace, but sometimes I feel that she misses the ball completely
Even when you can't really stomach a movie, you still give a review with grace, Grace! Much respect.
Hi Grace! Are you planning to do a spoilers-included review?
Is it ok to watch it with my brother
Spoiler.
There is a scene where there is Father, daughter rape. Thats why going with your parents is a bad idea.
I just came back from it and the weird thing about this whole movie is I don't even know if I either really LIKE it or really DISLIKE it. It's such a weird feeling, and it has been a very long while since I thought about a movie even when I was riding home.
This movie made me feel really uncomfortable.. the stuff that they show in this movie is really graphic, which I didn't expect going in. For example *spoilers* the deer that was hit in the beginning, and they showed the animal struggling I was like "holy shit that's so sad". Also because of the length of this movie, the graphic stuff is even more shocking because there are such lengthy periods between scenes that WHEN something happens, it feels big.
Also I didn't know what to think of that ending to be honest.. It turned like a really good directed story to sort of gothic Crimson Peak- ish movie... Which isn't bad in itself, but totally not what I was expecting.
And you know what the creepiest thing about the whole movie was? That photograph with Jason Isaac's character wrapped up in bandages haha, I don't know why but that got goosebumps with me.
So I TOTALLY agreed when you said that stuff about not wanting to see some of that stuff, it was just so painful to watch, and maybe that's a good thing? I'm still not sure.
But I'm glad you already did a review for it Grace, I agree on almost everything you just said.
I really look forward to seeing this a second time because now I will know what to expect.
Since I doubt that I am going to see this movie I decided to Wikipedia the plot so... what was their explanation of the cure?
also Grace, a friend of mine told me about A dog's purpose. will you please do a review if u have the time. thanks
I totally saw this with my parents lmaoo! I had an idea of what we were in for going in, but I was too excited for this movie to care.
Are you doing a story on the revealed BatB song clips?
What the heck is a "kind of wife"?
This is the kind of movie I'd have to watch alone, because I don't know anyone who'd want to see it. Decisions, decisions...
Great review, your hair looks great! I'll see this when it comes out digitally.
Grace, I know you think American Horror Story is too creepy but you HAVE to at least try Season 2: Asylum. I think you would love it! (and Jessica Lange is amazing)
lol i really like the aesthetic of this video, the white background and cool tones actually look super good
The fact that the movie is very disturbing brings me in even more. This film is supposed to freak the shit out of you and if it does that then I'm very impressed. Can't wait for this movie.
PLEASE review the new EW behind of scenes for Beauty and the beast. It was released today. I know you cant wait for that movie :D
If grace says it's good but she wished she hadn't seen parts of it tells me it did its job and I'm even more intrigued.
Sorry, Grace... I don't want to see such awful experiments... just knowing they have happened in real life gives me the creeps.
J Garcia she's exaggerating. it's nowhere near concentration camp level shit. The subject matter of the movie is disturbing but in terms of the actual content, most of it is pretty tame
This broad pissed me off so much... Cause I have seen a million documentaries about that... She was full of shit... Went and saw this and the worse I saw was the dental drill and the tube down the guy's throat...
She should stick to Lego Movies or bitching about casting on Ghost in the Shell...
I want to see this. Two and a half hours is a long ass time though. The cinematography is what is drawing me in.
Well shit, now I don't know if I should see it. I was genuinely interested in it, like you said the mystery aspect really had me intrigued but if the cure isn't really explained well and the last part of the movie is really that disturbing maybe I should see something else.
Can you please review the OA if you seen it. I'd really like to hear your thoughts since the show is really divisive! 🙏🙏🙏🙏😇
I liked it a lot until they started doing the movements, and then with the final episode I ended up hating it. :(
Grace I know this is the wrong video but about injustice 2 OMG have you seen that catwoman look so much like Tatiana Maslany, will she be the new catwoman in the movies?
I hope you are feeling better Grace.
What's the German castle name?
would this be more frightening if presented in black and white?
What is outside of your personal taste IS NOT A FLAW of the film!
Has she reviewed the Legion Pilot, and I just missed it or...?
I get where you're coming from Grace but I'm really glad it was Dane DeHaan in the role he was really amazing. Also was surprised to see a hispanic dude in the movie lol
Grace, how come you still haven't reviewed Manchester by the Sea? It's such a great movie plus it's an Oscar contender for Best Picture.
This was the most thorough and most mature review that I have seen on the film. This was exactly the input that I needed while I still make my decision concerning if I should see this film or not. I keep thinking of the Internet memes for "What is seen cannot be unseen!!" As I get older, I care much more about not being to unsee what has been seen particularly when it comes to real human on real human violence. As to the length of the movie. Someone should have said to Gore Verbinski, "Look. The audience already has to sit through 20-30 minutes of movie previews and concession stand advertisements. I think the directors particularly in sci-fi and action adventure movies take a movie that should be solid and then they go artistically amok. They try to take their creation to this fantastic place where no movie has gone before and the film becomes less at that point. The film audience that has absolutely no experience in directing a film is left saying, "Well that scene was way overdone. Didn't anyone in the director's chain of command tell that director that this scene will generate a huge number of audience WTF's per minute?" I may still endure the movie as I have enjoyed the work of the actors and actresses in previous films. I will just take my much needed bathroom breaks during the torture scenes.
Watched it today with my boyfriend and honestly I wish that I had watched this review first. I spent majority of the movie confused then the last act covering my eyes and mouth in shock. I honestly couldn't believe he went there.. PLEASE DONT TAKE KIDS TO SEE THIS FILM! Also if you could do a spoiler review on this it would be great
!Spoilers!
Too comlicated?? Eels live long in mountain water, baron wants to live long too, but water is toxic. Does experiments with eels on humans, exentds life... there done!
I saw it with my dad, and at times it was weird, but nothing too bad.
I didn't think it was that messed up. Then again after seeing Martyrs it takes a lot to get too me with torture in a movie.
Personally I loved it, I didn't watch any trailers so thst probably helped. Also love me some Gothic Horror so it tickled me the right way
I understand what you're saying, the concept of something vs. actually seeing it. I actually can't do these types of movies because once you see something you can't unsee it. I was once in a classroom (there was nothing else to do- long story) where an asylum type horror film and I still can see some of those images in my head more than 10 years later. So, so hard to be in the same room as. I had to stop watching "reign" because it's supernatural subplots were making me have nightmares. I'm a bit of a chicken though. I have a question for you, if you don't mind answering: Have you ever walked out of a film because it just offended you that deeply? Just curious.
Grace me and my friends love sneaking into horror movies and we are pretty used to gore! We are 15 is this movie too much for us? I don't want any mental scars 😂
What's the weirdest non-spoiler that happens in the movie Grace??
This movie had like...unlimited potential, but they should have cut off half an hour. It dragged and I thought it would end four times, but it kept going. Still, I really did love the main characters and would love to see them after the movie.
went yesterday and I am so disturbed by it i love it! Also loved seeing Danes pretty face;-)
grace are you going to review the great wall?
Grace, I'm a huge fan of yours and I love that your favorite hero is batman like me. I love your breakdowns and that u always have material to speak about. I think u are a beautiful woman and your hair looks great. even when u do late night vids. among the people I follow for movie reviews and trailers, I always look for yours first. your my fav. just wanna mention 2 things. I just saw Arrival and didn't see your review. also have u checked out batman vs batman by screenrant?
You sound moralist, saying it's too much of a throwback to those horrible experiments, just because it's the correct and pc thing to say.
PicturesJester -_-
PicturesJester not everything that people say is because it's politically correct. Sometimes people don't like torture porn. Like me. LOL
Diana Gonzalez someone understands.
Diana Gonzalez yeah, just the way she phrased it didnt sound sincere, i don't really care if shes being pc not.
Music ok i don't think you understand what im saying. nevermind
Just finished watching this. The movie is awesome. One of the best thrillers I have ever seen!
I thought it was really interesting that you said all of the filming locations are real. I've been getting slightly disappointed with people using CGI so frequently now in movies. While I have not seen A Cure for Wellness yet, it definitely seems unique, and visually stunning. Though you did say that the visuals seem more like "smoke & mirrors" the actual cure doesn't really make sense. I also find it interesting, since they actually show the torture scenes, I thought that it would be more implied. I personally really like Dane DeHaan and his performances in movies, but as I have not seen A Cure for Wellness yet, I can't make the assumption that he was miscast. I am definitely intrigued and want to see the movie though.
I used "smoke and mirrors" in regards to the mystery over the science of the cure, not the locations. :)
I didn't find the cure part confusing at all. Too each their own though.
Yeah this looks good makes me think of all the euro movies I am into. Will check this out.
I honestly love when she changes and straightens her hair :).and the cure for wellness just looks like a weird movie lol.
Honestly, I did not know what to expect. Man, what a wild film. Can't lie, I enjoyed it.
really enjoyed your review subscribed great job.
A good horror movie is supposed to be scary and uncomfortable to watch and "there's a lot of stuff in this movie that I genuinely wish I hadn't seen" is the ultimate thing that proves this movie is a good horror movie
ugghhh the fact this is based on real life events makes it more than a horror movie, it’s not so simple
if you like foreign films check out villmark 2. more like quarantine meets the decent but has more historical back ground.
Grace, thanks for this review - really looking forward to this movie - but, I want to comment on your hair. :) Feel a little weird commenting on it - like, maybe inappropriate, but since you often comment on actress's hair in trailers/movies, maybe not?
Anyway, I've been watching your videos for a long time, and this is the first time I can recall that you've had your hair totally straight - usually, you've got a little waviness. For what it's worth - I like it! Not that I didn't like your wavy look, and maybe it's just that it's something different, but I really like the new look a lot! :)
Grace i never understand why you seem to insist on advocating for Commerciality over Experimentation. There is a place for commercial success, but almost all the celebrated films of the last 50 years have been creatively risky endeavours, even the original Star wars, as commercial a hit as that was, it was a bold move toward original cinema. You are so good at what you do, and so i enjoy watching you, but I'm always sad that you seem to fix for the normalisation of Cinema. Suicide Squad, or Bvs or captain america:winter solider are not going to be remembered as great pieces of cinema.
You're totally misrepresenting my comments. Experimentation stylistically is wonderful, and I've been incredibly supportive of films like Mad Max Fury Road and John Wick 2. But this is really a moral issue about what should and shouldn't be considered entertainment.
Well, if i am in fact misrepresenting then i apologise, i must admit i haven't yet seen "A cure for Wellness", so maybe i would agree with your moral issues.
But ... to hear you say things like "thank goodness the studio was keeping hitchcock in check" (paraphrasing), just makes me sad. I have a small amount of experience in the film industry, both hollywood and independent, and it feels obvious to me that the studios are for the most part, kind of tyrannical Gate keepers, that more and more obsess over the reduction of risk and assimilation of every feature into neat commercial packages. Artists need the room to "go to far"or to make a flop etc, otherwise the only film makers that will get anywhere, are the paint by numbers studio darlings.
Anyway, I would also like to say, since i think this is the first time you have noticed one of my comments, although i don't always agree with your thoughts, i really enjoy your content and am inspired by your passion :)
Idk why so many people didn’t like the movie, I really loved it
Thank you Grace!!! Sometimes films about disturbing themes just isn't entertainment!! Not to say we can't have films about disturbing stories (I love Schindler's List for example) but sometimes all what the movie is just selling is just shock value.
Alright... I watched the movie and I just had the most diveresed experience ever. It started alright, but it slowly escalated in to something completely off the rails and just didn't make sense.
As always great review keep it up Grace
Are you going to do a spoiler review for this?
whadyaaa mean "somebody of a darker complexion" should have played the protagonist?
anyone else notice the "one flew over the cukoos nest" toilet homage and feel it fell super flat?
My Opinions on "A Cure for Wellness"
Dane DeHaan didn't really show any emotions in the film.
Both Mia and Jason was great in this film.
The mystery of the Cure was really hard to understand.
The final 30-mins was bad and really bland.
The plot twist at the end wasn't executed perfectly.
The duration was too long.
I actually really loved this film. ... personally
100% agree, although i didnt find it as disturbing as you did. I understand what they were going for this film, and the visuals are amazing, but that last act was a mess and ruined it.
I'm glad you emphasized on how disturbing it was bcs by the trailers I thought it would be too much for me! And I was right haha, thanks for the final warning Grace.
Damn Grace, looking fine with straight hair!! ;)
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100% agree
THE HAIR IS BACK! YES!