» November 25, 2006
The Fountain 
2006 / Darren Aronofsky > It's pretty, and the music's not bad either. But how much validity there is in Aronosky's interpretation of love and death, I'm not sure. I found myself quite bored and annoyed at the lack of any real tangible concept in The Fountain. What Aronofsky's trying to say is there at the tip of his tongue, but it never comes out as it should. Many have commented that the film is for the deeply intelligent thinker, but I would argue that they may be deluding themselves into believing a rather self-important piece of work that's force-fed via the glowing face of Rachel Weisz and bald head of Hugh Jackman. While Aronofsky should be commended for standing by his labor of love, it does not excuse the film's excesses. The remainder is filled with style, repetition and naive philosophies that fail to support the initial premise.
dislike it though you may, but 1.5 stars??
isnt that a bit too much? i'm sure you've given much worse movies 2 or even 2.5? there's so much more to like and to grasp on to in this movie than most others that come out of hollywood, confusing and confused as it may be.