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The Fountain review
Mar. 22nd, 2008 10:49 am I've been vacillating about watching The Fountain ever since it came out in the cinema. It's been off and on my DVD rental list about ten times, but the rental company finally caught it when it was on the list and sent it to me in the post.
The film was both a disappointment and a relief. From everything I'd read and been told, I'd been expecting something vast, epic and incomprehenisble, and it turned out to be only 90 minutes long, and a very simple, personal story about making the most of life and coming to terms with loss.
I was glad it didn't tax my brain too much, but also a little disappointed that it wasn't the intellectual mindblower I'd been led to believe. I thought the photography and structure were interesting and beautiful, that Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz (two of my favourites) gave excellent performances with sometimes difficult material, but that the message in some respects wasn't one I could subscribe to.
The Fountain was both better and not as good as I'd expected - I enjoyed it, but I found it underwhelming.
The film was both a disappointment and a relief. From everything I'd read and been told, I'd been expecting something vast, epic and incomprehenisble, and it turned out to be only 90 minutes long, and a very simple, personal story about making the most of life and coming to terms with loss.
I was glad it didn't tax my brain too much, but also a little disappointed that it wasn't the intellectual mindblower I'd been led to believe. I thought the photography and structure were interesting and beautiful, that Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz (two of my favourites) gave excellent performances with sometimes difficult material, but that the message in some respects wasn't one I could subscribe to.
The Fountain was both better and not as good as I'd expected - I enjoyed it, but I found it underwhelming.
