I didn't get much out of it

Rating: 3/10 (23 November 2006)

I did not enjoy this movie. Normally, I love movies that make you think on your own. I don't even mind those that jump around (Memento, Donnie Darko, etc.), mess with your head a little, and make you curious where the director is going with it. But with The Fountain, I just kept waiting (and waiting) for it to make sense. I wish there had been a little more continuity or something to explain how the 3 stories tied together, and I felt like it didn't come together in the end.
As often happens, trailers make a film look its best. If only this movie had lived up to the trailers and told the story I hoped it was going to, I might have liked it. On the plus side, the music was beautiful and the performances engaging. But the story just didn't satisfy.
As a side note, had I known beforehand that this was by the man who directed Requiem for a Dream (which has to be one of the strangest, most depressing movies I've ever seen), I would not have bothered going.