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      The Fountain

      PG-13 Released Nov 22, 2006 1 hr. 36 min. Drama Mystery & Thriller Romance Sci-Fi List
      53% 206 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score A man (Hugh Jackman) travels through time on a quest for immortality and to save the woman (Rachel Weisz) he loves. As a 16th-century conquistador, Tomas searches for the legendary Fountain of Youth. As a present-day scientist, he desperately struggles to cure the cancer that is killing his wife. Finally, as a 26th-century astronaut in deep space, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life, love and death. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 09 Buy Now

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      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.

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      Timjan H I enjoy the three different stories and perspectives on life and death. What captivates me the most, however, is the soundtrack composed by Clint Mansell. I fkn love that soundtrack. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/24 Full Review Carson P A souless boring snooze fest that rips off 2001 space odyssey and just tries to be so pretentious it could make one think it's the worst movie ever we'll it's not exactly the very worst or even the worst film by aronofsky ( se Noah!! ) but it's still not a good film i see it's premise of trying to give a message of love glory and live something of whatever but it did not impress me whatsoever rachel weisz is wooden as always and Hugh jackman just overacts this might be his worst movie to date since I can't think of any others his chemistry with weisz is wooden and nonexistent plus the costume designs are so cheap looking they feel like they are made of paper and grocery store bags, the dialogue also is insulting to my intelligence someone once says something about a spaceship, what is he talking about this movie is awful and cringe inducing to watch especially the scenes with the two main leads were awful and he is just daydreaming all the time if you want to something about someone's diary of daydreaming nonsense this is the film for you otherwise don't bother it's an awful film that's not interesting, thought provoking, visually stunning. It's just an unimaginative and meaningless film that darren aronofsky took to seriously with making it like he wanted to become the next Stanley Kubrick well he isn't. He is nothing like Kubrick I could just tell that to the directors face now , your nothing like Stanley Kubrick. ( Even though it's like saying that you will never be like one of your favorite directors ) it just ends of like I said a space odyssey wannabe that mixes itself with a generic love story that was already done back in hollywoods golden age. ) its just a movie that's about someone trying to save his wife and someone says to do strange things it makes no sense, the movie doesn't make sense almost at all it's a lifeless one and a half hour bore with a nonsensical story, unlikeable charachters especially weisz's Izzy oh god I hated her so much I was actually rooting for her to die of that disease she was so shallow and boring and this movies ending was just as awful. a masterpiece the fountain is anything but. Just do anything else play a game, read a book or use your phone or better watch an action film from the 80s or 90s just don't bother with watching the cinemetic bore that is the fountain D Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/04/24 Full Review Ross M This pretentious excursion into laughably portentous new age faux spiritualism sucked at my will to live. Given the director's now impressive resume, that was surprising but this was one of my all time lows for sure. See it at your peril. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review Colin J I'm inclined to the director's view that audiences aren't too keen about dwelling on mortality and that is why this film had a mixed reception. I thought it was beautiful, interesting and profound, even though the central message about death is hardly a novel one. I consider this a "great" film, well above its RT rating. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review Dani G Very... metaphisic? And at times difficult to follow film... Like some others from Aronofsky Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review Nicole A The film and score are gorgeous. Acting is flawless. I love it. For me this is about transcendent love, the kind of love that powers huge forces and leaves a mark on the world. Its hard to capture that feeling that you would do anything for someone because of love, and what the result of this love from driven powerful people looks like. I think the parallel story lines of a doctor giving everything to save his wife and the conquistador laying his life on the line for his queen's wishes captures the dedication, affection, respect and fear of loss inherent in these relationships. The third supernatural layer is what for me, takes the feeling of big love to the next level. The metaphysical - being bound through time and space, true soul mates. The visuals, the score, the emotion climax to this realisation - that nothings lost, energy persists, that love is reborn. The stories are thin, and not about the stories at all. For me they are just vehicles for capturing that feeling that Hugh Jackmans characters would move the world for the Rachel Weiszs. The acting here is unreal. Two relationships in different times and different types but full of respect, magic and love. Get swept away in the emotion and feeling, don't try to make too much sense of the link between the stories - the everything easily make sense. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Michael Atkinson Sight & Sound It's difficult to recall another American film that, in pursuing a passionate and personal vision, goes so maddeningly, uproariously wrong. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times I will concede the film is not a great success. Too many screens of blinding lights. Too many transitions for their own sake. Abrupt changes of tone. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 2/5 Feb 3, 2007 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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. Rated: 2/4 Mar 11, 2022 Full Review Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants 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 Jan 14, 2022 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 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. Nov 8, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A man (Hugh Jackman) travels through time on a quest for immortality and to save the woman (Rachel Weisz) he loves. As a 16th-century conquistador, Tomas searches for the legendary Fountain of Youth. As a present-day scientist, he desperately struggles to cure the cancer that is killing his wife. Finally, as a 26th-century astronaut in deep space, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life, love and death.
      Director
      Darren Aronofsky
      Executive Producer
      Nick Wechsler
      Screenwriter
      Darren Aronofsky
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers, Regency Enterprises
      Rating
      PG-13 (Language|Intense Violent Action|Some Sensuality)
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 22, 2006, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 1, 2012
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $10.1M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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