Not for everyone

Rating: 1/10 (8 June 2007)

I love films of every genre and that includes subtle ones with twists and turns. I am not going to bore anyone with repeating a lot of what has been said in the previous reviews. Within about 10 minutes into the film where Hugh Jackman is in a bubble with a tree in it and floating somewhere in space, I started to feel the disconnect. Not long after that I had the feeling that the director was trying to make a film that had the essence of "2001, A Space Odyssey" but it just wasn't happening. It has been a long time that after watching a film for 45 minutes that I have felt like I have been semi tortured but "The Fountain" certainly had that effect on me. I stopped watching it midway and was glad that I hadn't wasted more time on it than I did. Others seem to have loved it but frankly I can't imagine why. The cast was excellent and can't imagine what they saw in this film's script that made them want to take it on. Unbearable.