It's not pretentious, but it's definitely garbage.

Rating: 3/10 (2 September 2015)

In short, this film is pretty damn bad. The performances are corny, despite some patchy greatness from Hugh Jackman. The characters are weak, with an equally weak script. Some of the dialogue in this film sounded like it was lifted right out of a police forensics procedural. Darren Aronofsky's directing is at it's worst in this film, despite some creative (although ultimately cheap) looking visuals. The set pieces, while aiming to be vibrant and stunning, come across as tacky and lame. To Aronofsky's credit, he's tackling an immense concept; unfortunately one that he hasn't managed to handle very well. The Fountain is just not very good, and ultimately very disappointing.
3/10