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“A Cure for Wellness,” a disturbing new psychological horror film from Gore Verbinski (“The Ring,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”), isn’t quite right in the head, but that’s not such a bad thing. Verbinski’s weird “eat the rich” excursion into the madhouse genre, with its slow descent into Grand Guignol, offers much more than just a good horror story.

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