perfect combination of image, acting, music and style

Rating: 9/10 (17 June 2007)

a film that divides view points, one that most critics in the US and UK and France seem to have derided, well almost all critics today are sheep anyway all agreeing on the same mindless pap most of the time. this films is rewarding on so many levels, it is classic cinema, the fusion of image and sound/music has not been bettered since 2001 A Space Odyssey that film too was derided by many public and critics, but like the fountain it truly uses cinema language to draw you in emotionally, intellectually and viscerally. not many directors today have the courage to pace a film as slow as this and yet for those who can see, draw the viewer into his incredible universe. the fountain has to be seen without prejudice, without thinking, and without distraction. give it your time and you will be amply rewarded, it is also not without humour and some wonderfully unexpected scenes, and by the end you are uplifted and indeed inspired