I apologise, we feel bad, but there's no trailer available. ~Ed.
Its a pity that this film has been defined by dates and places when it seems more productive to read it symbolically and metaphorcally, as perspectives on the experience of facing death through terminal illness, and dying. It is clearly Izzys loving perspective to see her desperate but distracted scientist husband as the conquistador in her novel, while his ambitions are seen as his fantasy skyhigh in bubble land with magical elixirs and powers gained. Overblown in parts (Jackman so desperately missing the point) and unconvincing in others (Weiz as mentioned below, far too radiant), it took a while to engage sufficently to go along for the ride. About fourty-five minutes in, it worked for me, and the possibilities of a range of layered meanings opened up. I Loved the grand sweep of what it tried to do. I went with a girly friend, we both agreed our partners would hate it.
I'm sure many people will not enjoy The Fountain for a myriad of reasons - the way three plots overlay each other, sometimes with confusing dream-sequence like transitions - Rachel Weisz' luminous beauty, despite being in the final stages of an aggressive cancer... but if you're the type of filmgoer who enjoys thoughtful storytelling that doesn't spoonfeed you every step of the way, this is a fantastic film. It's long - I did at one point wonder how late it was getting - but not too long. The Fountain touches so closely on those deep, dark gut instincts we've all had about death and mortality that I had deja vu at one point.
First, the good news: The Fountain is only 97 minutes long. Now the bad: that's 97 minutes of rampant metaphysical codswallop...
At heart, this is a simple Zen fable about love and death. In execution, it’s a complex and gorgeous mini-epic with sterling performances from its two stars...
1/2 Like all of his previous films, it's visually arresting - if any recent film embodies the concept of cinema as poetry, this it it - but unlike "Pi" or "Requiem for a Dream," these aren't characters we're ever invested in...
Bloated and logy, and art-directed within an inch of its life, the movie shovels heaps of phony portent and all-purpose mystical imagery onto a thin and maudlin plot...
Prepare to be happily perplexed in this time-warped, mind-bending and tree-hugging ode to love and death...
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 1st Mar 2007.
Release date: March 1st 2007.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
