A thought provoking and enjoyable film.

Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2007)

The Fountain is a very odd film. It is a very thought provoking film about, life, loss and death. The three story narrative takes a while to get used to but does work. It feels like a jigsaw puzzle where each piece had to fit together for the film to make sense and even then it takes some thinking about. I actually think that it has been edited this way to make the audience think.
The acting is good, Hugh Jackman is good and Rachal Weisz is exceptional. The cinematography was good but unfortunately at times went slightly over the top. What stood out most in the movie was the score, which was almost constant through out and was simply breath taking to listen to.
Although a different story and style, in many ways The Fountain reminded me very much of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The are both well written have several stories, explore several (different) themes. Though I do not think The Fountain will do nearly as well. This is not a film for everyone but if you go into the cinema realising that this is not a action film then you will hopefully enjoy it.