Goes well until the last 20 minutes, and then it just becomes absurd

Rating: 5/10 (5 October 2008)

Visually exciting. Fabulous staging and lighting. The sets are well done and the acting is superb.
But the story is a muddled mess. The Astronaut story is, in particular, just muddled, silly, and disconnected from the rest of the story. And the sight of Hugh Jackman doing yoga is simply silly.
Despite all that, the movie holds together quite well until the last 20 mins when the Conquistador meets the Mayans. What the hell is happening here? What is that scene with the Mayan priest when suddenly Jackman is in a lotus position, floating in mid-air. And that is followed by the Astronaut scene where the tree dies, and then he separates from the bubble to do what? Just float away.
The ending is silly and unconnected to the rest of the story. It was like someone else wrote it. 5 out of 10, mostly for visual effects and great acting. Writing gets a 1 out of 10.