Misleading preview has it as a total different movie

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2007)

This movie is COMPLETELY different then how the preview portrays the film. The preview makes you believe that this film is about the legendary fountain of youth, the tree of life and back during the Spanish Inquisition days a conquistador finds and an lives on and on... but nooooooooo... First, I pick this film out to watch with other people and this is a film that either you watch alone (first) or you watch with people who have opened minds. I show have known better because it is a film by Darrin Aronosky (directed Pi and Requiem For a Dream, both excellent films). The reason I say you watch with people with open minds, because you have to be ready to watch a film like this.
The film is very poetic and surreal. You aren't exactly sure what you are watching. You aren't exactly sure what is real and what isn't real. In fact when its over, there are several different interpretations of what you've seen. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. And that is all I am going to say because by telling you what happens, gives away too much and things have to open for you on its on. I will say this, it reminds me of What Dreams May Come, mixed with Jacob's Ladder. Here are some question this film brings up for me. Do you want to live forever? What would you do if you could? How do you let someone go? What would drive you crazy? I gave this film a 7 out of 10 because the film is visually S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G!! And what else I like about the film is that its not obvious and it ABSOLUTELY requires a second view. The first view asks questions, the second view may answer those questions. I like that. Good luck with this one and be ready for something COMPLETELY different.