The Fountain- Visually - A The Rest- D

Cinematically, this movie is a masterpiece. The production design was breathtaking. Don’t let the beauty of the attached picture deceive you.

Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman do a decent job convincing the audience that the movie actually has some profound meaning. Maybe they get it, or maybe they just act like they get it, who knows. The movie itself feels like a mess. It’s pretentious and confusing. It made me feel stupid. Other directors get slack for pulling the same stunts, (i.e. David Lynch) but with these directors you don’t feel like there’s some cosmic answer that’s hidden in the symbolism. The Fountain makes you think that, and in my opinion...there’s nothing there. We’ve all been to movies where everyone sits and watches the entire credits because they want time to process the movie. This movie made you feel like you should do that, but no one really cared.