It should have been 3 hours long

Rating: 5/10 (10 May 2007)

As it stands now I think that the original theatrical trailer stands as a stronger piece of cinema than the movie in it's existing form. I feel that this film could have been something amazing if it had been closer to the three-four hour mark. Instead it stands now as a 90 minute collage of unfinished ideas that can't quite be called deep. The quirks in the structure don't really effect the picture in any way. The only thing they do is make Darren Aronofsky seem like he really wanted people to think he was above conventional pacing.
In the end this film is a lot like the original Solaris compared to the remake. The remake doesn't work on the same level at all. Actually when you think about it The Fountain feels a lot like Solaris.