Poetic and beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2006)

The Fountain is one of those all too rare films: big budget poetry.
Here we have beautiful photography, luscious scenes, top quality acting, all in service of an Idea.
The Fountain is pandering to no one. It isn't trying to be a Hollywood tearjerker, but it may make you cry. It isn't trying to be an adventure film, but it has its share of swashbuckling. It isn't a space odyssey, but it is psychedelic when it wants to be.
If you go in expecting a traditional narrative, you may be disappointed. But if you are looking for poetry and ideas, great performances and beautiful imagery, The Fountain is for you.