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Name: The Fountain
Released: 2006-11-22
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen McRae, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie

The Fountain

PG-13
1h 36m
2006

53%

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One man. One love. One destiny. One thousand years . . . Hugh Jackman (Van Helsing, X-Men films) anchors acclaimed visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's (Requiem for a Dream, Pi) epic sci-fi adventure chronicling a man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz--The Constant Gardener). Searching for the secrets of eternal life, he embarks on three parallel quests, in three lives, in three millennia, to unlock the mysteries of life that have consumed him for centuries.

Director:

Darren Aronofsky

Producer:

Eric Watson, Arnon Milchan, Iain Smith, Nick Wechsler

Cast:

Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen McRae, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee, Richard McMillan, Lorne Brass

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

53%

Critics Consensus: The Fountain -- a movie about metaphysics, universal patterns, Biblical symbolism, and boundless love spread across one thousand years -- is visually rich but suffers from its own unfocused ambitions.

Reviews

Deep Focus Review

Brian Eggert

The real tragedy of The Fountain is that Aronofsky doesn't allow his audience to exist with his characters, and the emotional weight of the stories is squandered on an overt symbolism.

It's how we arrange the mental landscape of our past that can bring us to a sense of peace, and finality, with the good things of our lives

Although some may find the ping-pong time travels as distracting or even annoying, this is definitely my pick as the most beauteous and emotionally exquisite films of the decade. The Fountain speaks volumes.

Told in nonlinear fashion, the story keeps us waiting for revelations about what's really going on -- but these are few and far between. This problem is exacerbated by the artificiality of just about everything that we see.

As with his other films, The Fountain is a labor of love for Aronofsky, and it shows. If you prefer intellectual and challenging fare, by all means, go and see this one.

November 5, 2018

FULL REVIEW