His Finest

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2006)

Easily the most artful film of 2005, and the crowning jewel of Malick's career. I though he had permanently outdone himself with The Thin Red Line, but this is a more focused, affecting film than its predecessor. This is the closest I've ever felt to *watching* fine literature or poetry on film. If you have an open, patient mind, you will be richly rewarded.
Others have commented on the sluggishness of the film, or on Malick's over-reliance on natural footage to fill in for storytelling and characterization. I think there is a fine line of ambiguity in symbolism. Malick walks this line like a world class trapeze artist. Every time I watch this film, I come away with new layers of interpretation. Oo ah oo ah, etc. Go see this film.