Unsatisfying

Rating: 5/10 (6 July 2007)

I have to give the makers of this film credit for creativity and visuals. But the movie comes across to me as lacking in the human element. Maybe that's why it's so lauded by internet-ish folks on IMDb.
Many have commended the acting, and I suppose it was well acted, but if I don't care about the characters, how can I care about the acting? For example, the quality of the dialog simply didn't reflect the intended intensity of relationship between husband and wife. The emotions are instead expressed with elements including several too many outbursts of anguish by Jackman/Tom. I mean, while it is clear that Tom is upset about Izzi's condition, you don't sense that he actually knows her as a person.
As to story...I still really couldn't for the life of me explain the point. I won't give away the ending, but how can one reconcile the buildup and the conclusion? What are we supposed to take away from it other by being dazzled by cosmic spectacle and some vague connections? In the commentary, Aronofsky stated that he writes by taking a pile of interesting ideas and trying to find a way to meld them together. And that's what you get in this movie. Lots of good ideas, but not one cohesive, complete, satisfying story.