Beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2006)

This is a beautiful movie. It takes a little bit to get into it, but once you become aware of what's going on  it transforms from a visually stun art house flick into a wonderful love story. The cinematography was breathtaking and the acting was well done. I went into this film not know what to expect except that it would be visually stunning and I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and beauty of the story. It reminded me a lot of What Dreams May Come in the visuals and the love story. I was sad to see that there were only four other people in the theater at the showing I attended. Of course, it doesn't have explosions or graphic sex scenes, it's just a beautiful film and that is obviously not where Hollywood is right now  that's a shame. With this film, Mr. Aronofsky has thrown his hat into the ring as a worthy successor to Stanley Kubric.