Wonderously ponderous

Rating: 6/10 (17 January 2008)

There is something strangely hypnotic and alluring about 'The Fountain'.
The sets and photography are crafted to create this otherworldly feel and to take you through a narrative that shifts from the Spanish Inquisition to a Space Odyssey of the future.
The script is ponderous and grand in its depiction, which it ultimately fails to reach. However, Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman are engaging and do very well with the understated emotions that are necessary in this delicate piece of film making.
I appreciate this film for what it is, a look into the delicacy of life, love and death and if you can admire its audacity to venture into such territory and not be unsettled by its meanderings it will be a worthwhile experience, one that will oddly remain with you for sometimes.